Bessboro, Mahon, Cork
Alterations to a previously approved creche to enlarge it and add 10 apartments on the upper floors.
2140453 · Cork City Council · Lodged 27 August 2021
- Reference
- 2140453
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to alter and extend a previously approved creche building to create a larger ground-floor creche and community facility. Additionally, the applicant plans to construct 10 apartments across the first and second floors, consisting of four 1-bed and six 2-bed units.
- Residential units
- 10
- Storeys
- 3
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 to alter and extend the previously granted creche building granted under planning reference no. 18/37820 and an bord pleanala abp-302784-18 to incorporate a larger ground floor creche/community facility and bin store. The application is also to include for the permission of
- No. First and second floors apartments to consist of the following: 5 no. First floor apartments: 2 no. 1 bed and 3 no. 2 bed with communal storage and 5 no. Second floor apartments: 2 no. 1 bed and 3 no. 2 bed with communal storage and all associated site works
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 Sharman Avenue, Crawford Gate, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €527,000 | 87 m |
| 2 Lakelands Place, Crawford Gate, Blackrocknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €24,000 | 117 m |
| 12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork | Nov 2025 | €445,000 | 232 m |
| 14 Skehard Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 319 m |
| 45 Clover Lawn Skehard Rd, Blackrock, Cork | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 370 m |
| 22 Clontarf Est, Blackrock, Cork | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 431 m |
| 48 Mc Grath Park, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €464,000 | 458 m |
| 15 Clontarf Est, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | May 2026 | €355,000 | 469 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 received27 August 2021
- Decision due17 January 2022
- Decision issued17 January 2022
- Grant issued28 February 2022
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