49-51 Blarney Street, and Winters Hill, Cork City
Changes to a permitted residential scheme to increase the total number of homes to eight.
2139860 · Cork City Council · Lodged 29 January 2021
- Reference
- 2139860
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes a change of plan and a slight increase in density for a previously permitted development. It adds one additional two-bedroom semi-detached dormer unit, bringing the total scheme to eight units, and changes a permitted bungalow to a dormer unit.
- Residential units
- 8
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a residential scheme on a site at 49-51 blarney street and winter's hill, cork city. The proposed development constitutes a change of plan and slight intensification in density to the previously permitted scheme tp20/39126 of 7 no. Units (comprising 5no. 3 bed units, 1 no. 2 bed unit and 1 no. 1 bed unit) and the construction of 1 no. Additional unit (2 bed semi-detached dormer) bringing the total number of units in the scheme to 8 units and the proposal also consists of the change of plan/unit type from a previously permitted 1 bed bungalow to a 2 bed semi-detached dormer. There is also a slight increase in site area (70m2). In summary, the proposal comprises an increase of 1 no. Unit (2 bed semi-detached dormer) and a change of unit type from a 1 bed bungalow to a 2 bed semi-detached dormer. Access to the scheme is off blarney street to the north and winter's hill to the west. The development also includes all ancillary site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 353a Blarney St, Cork, Cork | Oct 2025 | €233,000 | 60 m |
| 42 Blarney St, Cork, Cork | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 74 m |
| 62 Blarney Street, Cork, Co Cork | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 75 m |
| 13 Winter's Hill, Sundays Well, Cork | Jan 2026 | €207,000 | 76 m |
| 4 Morroughs Hill, Blarney St, Cork | Mar 2026 | €265,000 | 81 m |
| 6 Buckleys Terrace, Boyces St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €182,000 | 84 m |
| 336a, Blarney St, Cork | Aug 2025 | €275,000 | 87 m |
| 30 Altus Apts, Sundays Well Rd, Cork | May 2026 | €419,500 | 96 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 received29 January 2021
- Decision due21 June 2021
- Decision issued18 June 2021
- Grant issued30 July 2021
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