4 Buxton Hill, Sundays Well, Cork
First-floor extension, partial demolition, and sunroom extension in Cork, adjacent to a protected structure.
2139900 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 February 2021
- Reference
- 2139900
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing the roof and chimney of an existing annex to build a first-floor extension above. It also includes making good the boundary wall to the adjacent Good Shepherd Convent, which is a protected structure, and partly demolishing and extending the western sunroom.
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Official record
Development description
Permission to remove the roof and chimney of the existing annex to the north of the house, to build a first floor extension above, to make good the boundary wall to the good shepherd convent (protected structure ps721) to partly demolish and extend the sun room to west of the house and all ancillary 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 31 January 2022.
Notified floor area: 26.2 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ard Caoin, Buxton Hill, Sundays Well | May 2025 | €760,000 | 96 m |
| 31 Sundays Well Rd, Sundays Well, Cork | May 2025 | €695,000 | 138 m |
| St Euphrasis, Sundays Well Avenue, Sundays Well | Mar 2026 | €800,000 | 140 m |
| 113 Sunday's Well Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 141 m |
| 156 Blarney St, Cork, Cork | Apr 2025 | €380,000 | 175 m |
| 4 Lower Janemount, Sundays Well, Cork | May 2025 | €500,000 | 179 m |
| 4 Convent Avenue, Sundays Well, Cork | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 180 m |
| 236 Blarney St, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €236,000 | 190 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 received8 February 2021
- Decision due5 April 2021
- Application withdrawn17 February 2021
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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2543847Cork CityLodged 29 Apr 2025Apartments
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2443485Cork CityLodged 11 Dec 2024Apartments
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