Old Fort Road, Ballincollig (Townland), Ballincollig
Construction of three four-storey office buildings and a multi-storey car park in Ballincollig.
194699 · Cork City Council · Lodged 22 March 2019
- Reference
- 194699
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of three four-storey office buildings totaling over 20,800 square metres of floorspace. It also includes a five-level multi-storey car park with 479 spaces, 409 surface parking spaces, a cycle lane, solar panels, and associated infrastructure.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 20,843 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The construction of 20,842.6 sq. Metres (gross)of office floorspace comprising a) 2 no. 4 storey office buildings (buildings c & d) with an option for internal sub-division to provide up to 8 no. Office units in each building; b) 1 no. 4 storey office building (building b) with an option for internal sub-division to provide up to 16 no. Office units; c) 1no. Multi storey car park to provide 479 no. Car parking spaces over 5 levels and 409 no. Surface car parking spaces; and all associated ancillary development works including access, footpaths, a 2m wide cycle lane along old fort road, traffic calming measures on old fort road, bicycle and motorbike parking, drainage, landscaping, associated signage, plant and solar pv panels (provided at roof level of each building), 2 no. Esb substations and control rooms, 4 no. Bin stores and 3 no. Smoking shelters at old fort road. The proposed development will replace 5 no. Office buildings previously permitted under cork county council ref. 08/9670 and extended under ref. 14/4310.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stables, Oriel Court, Ballincollig | May 2025 | €470,200 | 162 m |
| 10 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Dec 2025 | €455,000 | 168 m |
| 18 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Jun 2026 | €558,000 | 170 m |
| 35 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Aug 2025 | €598,500 | 204 m |
| 39 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Feb 2026 | €445,000 | 204 m |
| 34 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Sept 2025 | €620,000 | 205 m |
| 30 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Mar 2025 | €607,500 | 211 m |
| 47 Coopers Grange, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Mar 2025 | €425,000 | 231 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 March 2019
- Decision due27 June 2019
- Decision issued25 June 2019
- Grant issued1 August 2019
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