8&8A Ballinure Cottages, Mahon, Cork
Demolition of commercial sheds and construction of 13 new homes, including apartments and houses.
2140402 · Cork City Council · Lodged 4 August 2021
- Reference
- 2140402
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of two commercial sheds and part of an existing cottage to build 13 new homes. This includes an apartment block with 4 apartments and 4 duplexes, alongside 5 terraced and semi-detached houses.
- Residential units
- 13
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Permission for (a) the part demolition, renovation and extension of 1 no. Existing single storey semi-detached dwelling, demolition of 2 no. Existing commercial shed units & 1 no. External temporary storage unit with associated concrete base. (b) the construction of 13 new dwelling units made up of one 3 storey apartment block comprising 4 no 1 bedroom ground floor apartments & 4 no 2 bedroom duplex units over first & second floors, each with their own private balcony/terrace, a terraced block of 3 x 2bed two storey houses and a block of 2 x semi-detached 3 bed two-storey houses (c) construction of revised existing vehicular entrance off ballinure cottages with on site circulation roadway & associated car parking areas, pedestrian footpaths, hard and soft landscaping and communal open space areas (d) construction of a secure bike store with roof and railing enclosure bin storage shed unit, proposed boundary walls and railings to main entrance with masonry walls to remaining boundaries, and all associated site works, drainage , attenuation and sit services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ballinure Cottages, Cork | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 97 m |
| 13a Ballinure Cottages, Blackrock, Corknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €375,000 | 160 m |
| 2 Ballinure Place, Mahon, Cork City | Dec 2025 | €256,000 | 349 m |
| 1 Castle Meadows, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | May 2026 | €620,000 | 386 m |
| 3 Castle Meadows, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €180,000 | 402 m |
| 75 Castle Meadows, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €420,000 | 418 m |
| 4 Avenue De Rennes, Mahon, Co Cork | Nov 2025 | €405,000 | 434 m |
| 10 Castle Meadows, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €425,000 | 448 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 received4 August 2021
- Decision due29 November 2021
- Decision issued29 November 2021
- Grant issued19 January 2022
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