Cuil Na Greine, Kerry Road, Tower
External alterations to an existing house in Tower, including new roof lights, window modifications, and expanded patio areas.
2039573 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 October 2020
- Reference
- 2039573
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves external alterations to an existing dwelling at Cuil Na Greine, Tower. Works include installing three new roof lights, enlarging windows to create level access doors, adding new windows and doors, and expanding the patio areas to the north and south with timber louvre screens.
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 external alterations to existing dwelling including 3 no. New roof lights, enlarging 3 no. Windows to south and north elevations to become level access door openings, three new windows and reduction in size of existing window to east elevation, new main entrance door on west elevation and new side door on north elevation with existing side door on west elevation to become a window, enlargement of patio area to the south, new patio area to the north, including addition of timber louvre wall screens, 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 April 2021.
Notified floor area: 257 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Seanacloc, Tower, Cork | Dec 2025 | €435,000 | 164 m |
| 10 Laureston Ave, Tower, Blarney | Dec 2025 | €410,000 | 230 m |
| Tower Cross, Tower, Blarney | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 282 m |
| 4 The Model Quarters, Coolflugh, Tower | May 2025 | €370,000 | 317 m |
| 10 Laureston Lawn, Tower, Blarney | Jul 2025 | €380,000 | 349 m |
| 8 Towering Heights, Tower, Cork | Mar 2026 | €785,000 | 354 m |
| 5 Oakmount, Tower, Blarney | Jan 2025 | €520,000 | 408 m |
| 62 Primrose Hill, Tower, Blarney | Jun 2026 | €368,000 | 477 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 received2 October 2020
- Decision due26 November 2020
- Decision issued25 November 2020
- Grant issued15 January 2021
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