GrantedCommercialDecided 1 December 2021

West City Retail Park, Innishmore, Ballincollig

Amalgamation, partial demolition, and extension of retail units to relocate a Lidl foodstore.

2140174 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 May 2021

Reference: 2140174
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 May 2021

Summary

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The development comprises the amalgamation and partial demolition of two existing retail units to facilitate the relocation of a Lidl Licensed Discount Foodstore. It also includes a new café building, subdivision of another unit, and car park alterations.

Commercialretailsupermarketdemolition

Floor area: 5,081 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development (total 5,081 sqm gross floor space) comprising the amalgamation and part demolition /extension of two existing single storey retail units (unit no. 1 and unit no
To facilitate the relocation of the existing lidl licensed discount foodstore, the change of use of all existing single storey retail units with associated internal and external alterations, subdivision of existing single storey retail unit (unit no
Into two retail units, anew café/coffee shop building, the repositioning of an enhanced entrance from mecherstadt road with amendments to part of the existing surface car park area and internal vehicular circulation route affected, all at this stite of approximately 1.39 ha located at west city retail park, innishmore, ballincollig, cork. The development will consist of: the amalgamation of the co-op store/retail warehouse (existing unit no
And showroom (existing unit no
And the change of use to licensed discount foodstore, internal and external alterations comprising the part demolition (1,485 sqm) and extension (573 sqm) with associated elevational changes, all to accommodate the relocation of the existing lidl discount foodstore from unit 4 to this single retail unit with gross floorspace of 2,473 sqm (net retail floorspace of 1,423 sqm) and a covered trolley bay area of 60.33 sqm; the change of use from licence discount foodstore (existing unit no
To retail warehouse for the sale of bulky household goods and the subdivision with internal alterations of unit no. 4 into two retail warehouse units with gross retail floorspace of 1,313 sqm (net retail floorspace of 930 sqm) and gross retail floorspace of 355 sqm (net retail floorspace of 311 sqm) respectively; internal alterations and the change of use of existing unit no. 3 from showroom to pharmacy with dispensary (gross retail floorspace of 770 sqm and net retail floorspace of 636 sqm) to include the sale of medical and pharmaceutical products, therapeutic appliances and equipment; the construction of a new single storey café/coffee shop building (gross floorspace of 170sqm) with internal and associated outdoor seating; the repositioning and enhancement of the existing site entrance from mecherstadt road, the amendment of the surface car park to include the repositioning of the internal vehicular circulation aisle route in response to the repositioned site entrance, the reconfiguration of part of the existing surface car parking area by removing 27 no. Surface

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood and Local CentresDC

“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 27 December 2022.

Notified floor area: 776 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Woodfield Coolroe, Ballincollig Corkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€431,718	157 m
2 Innishmore Lawn, Ballincollig, Cork	Aug 2025	€265,000	241 m
Lissadell, Coolroe, Ballincollig	May 2025	€480,000	253 m
10 Coolroe Heights, Ballincollig, Cork	May 2026	€385,000	389 m
7 Coolroe Heights, Ballincollig, Co Cork	Nov 2025	€435,000	404 m
23 Innismore Park, Ballincollig, Cork	Jun 2025	€232,000	417 m
19 Westcourt, Coolroe, Ballincollig	Mar 2025	€495,000	428 m
12 The Avenue, Coolroe Heights, Ballincollig	Sept 2025	€610,000	429 m

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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 received11 May 2021
Decision due1 December 2021
Decision issued1 December 2021
Grant issued21 January 2022

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