Villa Maria, and adjacent lands, Skehard Road
Demolition of a house for a mixed-use development with a discount foodstore, café, and 28 apartments on Skehard Road.
2140052 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 April 2021
- Reference
- 2140052
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves demolishing an existing dwelling to construct a mixed-use development across two three-storey buildings. It will feature a discount foodstore, a café, and 28 residential apartments, supported by surface parking and solar panels.
- Residential units
- 28
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 1,864 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling and associated shed and the construction of a mixed use convenience retail, residential and café development and all ancillary site development works at "villa maria" and adjacent lands, skehard road, cork. The proposed development will be provided in 2 no. 3 storey buildings and block 1 will accommodate a discount foodstore which will include the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises, with a gross floor area of 1,864m2 (net retail area of 1.337m2), ancillary staff welfare, warehouse area and 151m2 café at ground floor level, with 20 no. Residential apartments at first and second floor levels (6 no. 1-bedroom, 12 no. 2-bedroom and 2 no. 3-bedroom units). Block 2 consists of 8 no. Apartments (5 no. 1-bedroom and 3 no. 2-bedroomduplex). Ancillary site development works will include surface car parking, esb substation, external plant, bicycle parking, bin stores, signage, trolley bay, rooftop solar pv panels, site landscaping and shared amenity space. Access to the proposed development will be via a new vehicular entrance to skehard road.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Mc Grath Park, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €464,000 | 76 m |
| 44 Mcgrath Park, Church Road, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €488,000 | 103 m |
| 5 Clover Lawn, Cork Road, Mallownot full market price · price excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €334,801 | 128 m |
| 4 Clover Lawn, Cork Road, Mallownot full market price · price excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €334,801 | 138 m |
| 42 Pine Court, Church Rd, Blackrocknot full market price | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 146 m |
| 12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork | Nov 2025 | €445,000 | 154 m |
| 36a Mcgrath Park, Church Rd, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 172 m |
| 9 Clover Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Apr 2025 | €461,250 | 174 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 received1 April 2021
- Decision due20 December 2021
- Decision issued18 December 2021
- Grant issued25 May 2022
- Appeal submitted21 January 2022
- Appeal decided25 May 2022
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