Fairfield Meadows, Upper Fairhill, Cork
Construction of 19 residential units including two semi-detached houses, four duplexes/apartments, and a 13-apartment building.
2039568 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 September 2020
- Reference
- 2039568
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 2 three-bedroom semi-detached houses, a three-storey building containing 2 apartments and 2 duplex apartments, and another three-storey building containing 13 apartments. The project includes surface car parking, bicycle storage, landscaping, and drainage works.
- Residential units
- 19
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the construction of 2 no. Three-bedroom semi-detached houses, a separate three storey building consisting of 2 no. Apartments and 2 no. Duplex apartments and a separate three storey building consisting of 13 no. Apartments, totalling 19 no. Residential units. Associated site development works including surface water and foul drainage, surface car parking, refuse bin store and secure bicycle storage, together with hard and soft landscaping, with access off fairfield meadows, at upper fairhill, cork by shs construction ltd. This proposal differs from that granted previously under planning reference 08/7703 and under extension of duration planning reference 13/6157 and revised proposal 19/5239.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 St Johns Well, Commons Road, Fairhill | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 294 m |
| 5 St Josephs, Nashs Boreen, Fairhill | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 387 m |
| 3 Park Dale, Parklands, Commons Rd | Mar 2025 | €297,500 | 463 m |
| 7 Ashwood Close, Onslow Gardens, Cork | Feb 2026 | €332,000 | 464 m |
| 8 Parkmeade Close, Parklands, Commons Rd | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 494 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 received30 September 2020
- Decision due19 April 2021
- Decision issued19 April 2021
- Grant issued31 May 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Construction of 2 no. two storey detached dwellings, a separate three storey building consisting of 4 no.…
Fairhill Upper , Commons , Gurranebraher
195239Cork CityLodged 16 May 2019Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Construction of 2 no. two storey detached dwellings, a separate three storey building consisting of 4 no.…
Fairhill Upper, Commons, Gurranebraher, Co. Cork
195239corkLodged 16 May 2019Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 3 no. two storey dwellings, a three storey building…
Fairhill Upper, Commons, Gurranebraher,
087703corkLodged 4 Jul 2008Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 3 no. two storey houses and a three storey building…
Fairhill Upper, The Commons, Garranabraher,
086546corkLodged 6 May 2008Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
First floor extension to dwelling
Marion Cottage, Commons, Upper Fair Hill,
048247corkLodged 8 Nov 2004Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 3 no. two storey dwellings, a three storey building…
Fairhill Upper, Commons, Gurranebraher, Co.Cork
136157corkLodged 13 Nov 2013Apartments
- Granted60 m away
Permission for the demolition and removal of an existing boundary wall, the construction of a new rear…
Fairfield Meadows , Upper Fairhill , Commons
2342231Cork CityLodged 15 Aug 2023Alterations
- Refused80 m away
Permission for the change of use of a community centre/creche permitted under Cork City Council Ref. No.…
Fairfield Meadows , Upper Fairhill , Commons
2342415Cork CityLodged 1 Nov 2023Change of use
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