No.1 Allendale Drive, Melbourne Road, Bishopstown
Alterations and extension to a house in Bishopstown, including roof changes and demolition of a sunroom.
2140242 · Cork City Council · Lodged 31 May 2021
- Reference
- 2140242
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing store/utility room into a kitchen and replacing a hipped roof with a gabled roof. It also includes the demolition of an existing sunroom and boiler house to replace them with a smaller extension.
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 alterations to existing dwelling which includes converting existing store/utility room to kitchen, removal of existing hipped slate roof and replacing with gabled slate roof over this area. Demolition of existing sunroom/boiler house and replace with extension of a smaller foot print.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Melbourn Rd, Bishopstown, Cork | Jan 2026 | €700,000 | 63 m |
| 36 Allendale Ave, Melbourne Estate, Bishopstown | Dec 2025 | €495,000 | 69 m |
| 15 Melbourn Rd, Bishopstown, Cork | Mar 2026 | €655,000 | 108 m |
| 6 Melbourn Mews, Bishopstown, Cork | Sept 2025 | €345,000 | 114 m |
| 32 Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork | Feb 2025 | €595,000 | 123 m |
| 24 Glencairn Park, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown | Dec 2025 | €407,000 | 133 m |
| 1 Woburn Drive, Melbourn, Bishopstown | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 140 m |
| 3 Woburn Dr, Melbourn, Bishopstown | Mar 2025 | €620,000 | 149 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 received31 May 2021
- Decision due26 July 2021
- Decision issued26 July 2021
- Grant issued6 September 2021
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