Former O Mahony Packaging Building, Melbourne Road, Bishopstown
Retention of changes to a student apartment development in Bishopstown.
2039676 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 November 2020
- Reference
- 2039676
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to complete and retain variations to a permitted student accommodation development. Changes include replacing ground floor bedrooms with student amenities, a gym, and 3 studio apartments, reducing the total bedroom count from 348 to 342.
- Residential units
- 3
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 to complete and retain variations to blocks a and b of permitted student apartment development (planning reg. No. 16/37034 and pl28.248665) at the former o'mahony packing building, melbourne road, bishopstown, by the omission of permitted student bedrooms and staff apartment at ground floor level and their replacement with; student social/community room, reception and administration office, gym, laundry, bin store, plant room, study room, storage areas, and 3 no. One-bedroom studio apartments; together with all associated modifications to first, second and third floor levels and alterations to elevations, including an increase of 700mm in the ground floor ceiling height. For clarity, the total number of student bedrooms in the development is to be reduced from 348 to 342.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the creation and protection of high technology related office-based industry and enterprise, to facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 107, Parchment Sq, Model Farm Rd | Dec 2025 | €285,000 | 90 m |
| 21 Parchment Sq, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €286,000 | 111 m |
| 86 Parchment Sq, Model Farm Rd, Bishopstown | Jul 2026 | €287,500 | 133 m |
| 5 Melbourne Court, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 172 m |
| 53 Parchment Sq, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €275,000 | 173 m |
| 68 Parchment Sq, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €286,000 | 174 m |
| 11 Melbourne Court, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 198 m |
| Ratbeag 51a, Ros Na Glaise, Bothar Na Modh Ferme | Feb 2026 | €450,000 | 212 m |
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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 received18 November 2020
- Decision due21 January 2021
- Decision issued21 January 2021
- Grant issued4 March 2021
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