Abbeypoint House, 1 Westmere, Western Road
Continued use of a Western Road property as supportive transitional accommodation for homeless persons.
2039525 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 September 2020
- Reference
- 2039525
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicants are seeking permission to continue using the premises as supportive transitional accommodation with communal facilities for homeless persons. This is an extension of a previously granted five-year permission.
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 continuance of use of our premises as "supportive transitional accommodation with communal facilities for homeless persons" beyond the expiry date of the previous grant of planning permission for five years, reference planning permission number 15/36524.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lisaniska, Western Rd, Cork | Apr 2026 | €810,000 | 59 m |
| 1 University View, Donovan Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €425,000 | 209 m |
| 2 University View, Donovan Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 210 m |
| Shandon Lawn, 1 Fairy Lawn, Western Road | May 2026 | €550,000 | 272 m |
| Carrig House, 1a Fairy Lawn, Western Road | Apr 2026 | €700,000 | 277 m |
| Carrig House, 1a Fairy Lawn, Western Road | Oct 2025 | €600,000 | 277 m |
| 7 Sunnyside, Western Rd, Cork | Feb 2025 | €425,000 | 289 m |
| 16 Connaught Ave, Cork, Cork | Sept 2025 | €182,025 | 300 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 September 2020
- Decision due19 January 2021
- Decision issued11 January 2021
- Grant issued22 February 2021
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