Classes Lake Retail Park, Classes Lake, Ovens
Change of use of a retail park unit from a restaurant/take-away to a childcare facility.
2039214 · Cork City Council · Lodged 27 March 2020
- Reference
- 2039214
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert Unit 4 from a restaurant/take-away into a childcare facility. This unit will be incorporated into the existing KinderCare Childcare facility, with internal alterations to create a link between the spaces.
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
Permission for the change of use of the existing unit 4, classes lake retail park, from restaurant/take-away facility, to childcare facility, to be incorporated into the existing childcare facility at kindercare childcare, classes lake retail park. Works to include proposed internal alterations at unit 4 and at ground floor of the existing childcare facility to provide internal link to said unit 4, and all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, The Abbey, Classes Lake Ballincolig | Jun 2025 | €315,000 | 51 m |
| 4 Oak Dr, Classis Lake, Ballincollig | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 130 m |
| 34 Bother An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €436,123 | 147 m |
| 38 Bothan An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €418,502 | 147 m |
| 14 The Lodge, Classes Lake, Ballincollig | Jul 2025 | €312,000 | 160 m |
| 5 The Cedars, Classis Lake, Ovens | Aug 2025 | €475,000 | 163 m |
| 20 Oak Ave, Classes Lake, Ovens | Jan 2026 | €360,000 | 164 m |
| 16 Bothar An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €351,542 | 174 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 received27 March 2020
- Decision due16 July 2020
- Decision issued7 July 2020
- Grant issued18 August 2020
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