No. 1 Magdala Terrace, Gardiners Hill, Cork
Construction of a new front driveway and entrance pillars at a house in Cork.
2140527 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 September 2021
- Reference
- 2140527
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to construct a new vehicular driveway in the front garden of an existing house. The works include new entrance pillars, inward opening gates, and adjustments to the public footpath.
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 construct new vehicle driveway at front garden of their dwelling house, and all associated site works including new entrance pillars at front boundary wall, inward opening gates, and adjustment of public footpath as necessary outside entrance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Gardiners Hill, The Cottage, Cork | Mar 2025 | €185,000 | 8 m |
| Lisadell 2 Alphine Terrace, Gardiners Hill Cork City | Aug 2025 | €575,000 | 71 m |
| Crescent Villa, Gardiners Hill, St Lukes | Jan 2025 | €550,000 | 120 m |
| 81 Gardiners Hill, Cork, Cork | Feb 2025 | €210,000 | 129 m |
| 55 Ballyhooley Rd, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €160,000 | 131 m |
| 8 Mount View Terrace, Ballyhooley Rd, St Lukes Cross | Jul 2025 | €440,000 | 142 m |
| 50 Ballyholly Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €250,000 | 147 m |
| 3 Mount View Terrace, Ballyhooly Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 151 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 received28 September 2021
- Decision due28 January 2022
- Decision issued27 January 2022
- Grant issued10 March 2022
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