22 French's Villas, Wolfe Tone Street, Cork
Construction of a new concrete driveway and widening of the entrance in Cork.
2140154 · Cork City Council · Lodged 5 May 2021
- Reference
- 2140154
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe works will involve constructing a new concrete driveway at the property. It also includes widening the existing entrance to 3.0 metres.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a new driveway the works will be: constructing a concrete driveway and widening the entrance to 3.0 metres
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Frenches Villas, Wolf Tone Street, Cork | Oct 2025 | €320,000 | 40 m |
| 2 Frenchs Villas, Wolfe Tone St, Fair Hill | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 55 m |
| 4 School Place, Gurranabraher, Cork | Apr 2026 | €220,000 | 87 m |
| 98 Wolfe Tone St, Cork, Cork | Jul 2025 | €246,000 | 91 m |
| 123 Cathedral Road, Cork | Jan 2025 | €275,000 | 118 m |
| 113 Cathedral Rd, Cork, Cork | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 130 m |
| 2 Kearneys Avenue, Cathedral Road, Co Corknot full market price | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 133 m |
| 22 School Ave, Gurranabraher, Cork | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 134 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 received5 May 2021
- Decision due29 June 2021
- Decision issued29 June 2021
- Grant issued10 August 2021
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