Eir Exchange, Ballinure Road, Mahon
Extension of an existing telecommunications mast to 20 metres in Mahon.
2039461 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 August 2020
- Reference
- 2039461
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to extend an existing 12-metre-high telecommunications structure to an overall height of 20 metres. The works will add antennas, dishes, ground-based equipment, and widen the internal access track.
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Official record
Development description
Permission... To extend the existing 12m high telecommunications structure (overall height 14.5m) to 20m and to add antenna and dishes together with ground-based equipment and to widen the internal access track.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bungalow, Ballinure Rd, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 58 m |
| 21 Delwood Grove, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 126 m |
| 4 Avenue De Rennes, Mahon, Co Cork | Nov 2025 | €405,000 | 131 m |
| 2 Ballinure Place, Mahon, Cork City | Dec 2025 | €256,000 | 136 m |
| 30 Mahon Dr, Blackrock, Cork | May 2025 | €268,000 | 216 m |
| 1 Mahon Pk, Blackrock, Corknot full market price | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 290 m |
| 85 Meadow Grove Est, Blackrock, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 306 m |
| 91 Meadow Grove Est, Blackrock, Cork | Jan 2025 | €455,000 | 310 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 received7 August 2020
- Decision due1 October 2020
- Decision issued1 October 2020
- Grant issued24 March 2021
- Appeal submitted28 October 2020
- Appeal decided24 March 2021
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