Padua, 6 Highfield Lawn, Model Farm Road
Demolition, extensions, garage conversion, and attic conversion at a house on Model Farm Road.
2140026 · Cork City Council · Lodged 22 March 2021
- Reference
- 2140026
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes the demolition of a chimney and kitchen room, followed by the construction of a rear extension and entrance canopy. It also proposes converting and extending the garage, converting the attic with a new dormer, and building a garden shed.
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 demolition of a chimney and single storey kitchen room and construction of an entrance canopy, a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, conversion and extension of existing garage to side of existing dwelling, conversion of attic with new dormer to north western corner, insertion of skylight to main roof to south, and construction of a garden shed store to rear of garden 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 7 July 2022.
Notified floor area: 229 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Greenway, Mofel Farm Road, Corknot full market price | Jan 2010 | €160,000 | 143 m |
| Avonlee, 68 Model Farm Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €345,000 | 163 m |
| Glenanaar, Bishopstown Ave West, Model Farm Rd | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 188 m |
| Dun Angus, 7 Bishopstown Ave West, Model Farm Road | Sept 2025 | €1,050,000 | 206 m |
| Torwood, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rd | Mar 2025 | €610,000 | 225 m |
| Doirin, Bishopstown Ave, Cork | Jan 2025 | €1,150,000 | 231 m |
| Clancoole, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rd | Jul 2025 | €1,480,000 | 274 m |
| Small Acre, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rdnot full market price | May 2025 | €297,000 | 280 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 received22 March 2021
- Decision due17 May 2021
- Decision issued17 May 2021
- Grant issued23 November 2021
- Appeal submitted11 June 2021
- Appeal decided23 November 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission to construct a first floor extension over existing garage to side of dwelling, single storey…
"Padua" , No.6 Highfield Lawn , Model Farm Road
1938999Cork CityLodged 20 Dec 2019Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Permission to extend and existing dwelling by a total of 56.9sqm (Comprising (A) The construction of a ground…
Kilmaine , 8 Highfield Lawn , Model Farm Road
2139819Cork CityLodged 8 Jan 2021Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for construction of a single storey extension of 55.2 sq.m to the side and rear of an existing…
"Kilmaine" , 8 Highfield Lawn , Model Farm Road
1938653Cork CityLodged 29 Aug 2019Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Permission to (1) Demolish existing adjoining garage and single-storey extension to side and rear of existing…
Highcliffe , 2 Highfield Lawn , Model Farm Road
2039772Cork CityLodged 18 Dec 2020Extension
- Granted50 m away
Permission is sought for conversion of existing garage to living space, construction of first-floor side…
Treelands , Laurel Bank , Model Farm Road
2342047Cork CityLodged 1 Jun 2023Extension
- Granted60 m away
Permission is sought for development consisting of a part single-storey, part two-storey back extension,…
7 Highfield Lawn , Model Farm Road , Cork
2241070Cork CityLodged 3 May 2022Extension
- Granted60 m away
Permission to construct a single/two storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, material…
No.7 Woodleigh Park , Model Farm Road , Cork
2241051Cork CityLodged 25 Apr 2022Extension
- Granted70 m away
Permission to demolish existing two storey dwelling house, attached shed and entrance and construct a new two…
Laurel Bank House , Laurel Bank , Model Farm Road
2140710Cork CityLodged 3 Dec 2021New dwelling
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