Park Avenue, South Douglas Road, Cork
Retention of temporary portacabins and fencing at South Douglas Road.
2039687 · Cork City Council · Lodged 23 November 2020
- Reference
- 2039687
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for two temporary portacabin structures used as segregated pods for children to reduce COVID-19 exposure risks. The application also includes the retention of temporary timber post and panel boundary fencing.
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 retention of (i) two existing temporary portacabin style structures (to be used as segregated pods for children of different age groups to reduce exposure risks associated with covid 19 in accordance with tusla/government guidelines, (ii) temporary timber post and panel fencing to site boundary and (iii) all other ancillary 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Hawthorn Villas, Douglas Rd South, Cork | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 44 m |
| 9 Glenview Terrace, South Douglas Rd, Cork | Jan 2025 | €232,000 | 51 m |
| 1 Hawthorn Villas, Douglas Road South, Cork | Dec 2025 | €292,000 | 59 m |
| No 1 Glenview, South Douglas Road, Cork | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 60 m |
| 5 Palaceanne Villas, South Douglas Rd, Douglas | Apr 2025 | €810,000 | 77 m |
| Apt 2 - 5 Vernon View, South Douglas Road, Cork | Oct 2025 | €214,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 1 - 5 Vernon View, South Douglas Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €213,000 | 115 m |
| 4 Vernon View, South Douglas Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €495,000 | 118 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 received23 November 2020
- Decision due26 January 2021
- Decision issued25 January 2021
- Grant issued8 March 2021
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