St. Gabriels Special School, Murphys Farm, Curraheen Estate
Energy and accessibility upgrades, including minor extensions and solar panels, at St. Gabriels Special School.
2140648 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 November 2021
- Reference
- 2140648
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves minor reconfiguration extensions to the entrance and rear of the school. Works include new external doors, windows, insulated external cladding, photovoltaic panels, rooflight changes, new canopies, signage, and fencing as part of an energy and accessibility upgrade.
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 minor reconfiguration extensions to entrance and rear, together with alterations, including new external doors and windows, insulated external cladding, photovoltaic panels, changes to rooflights, new canopies, signage, fencing and all associated site works, which form part of an energy and accessibility upgrade and refurbishment project.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Oct 2025 | €448,000 | 54 m |
| 12 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 210 m |
| 78 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €320,000 | 211 m |
| 8 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €340,000 | 239 m |
| 24 Uam Var Grove, Bishopstown, Cork | Oct 2025 | €455,000 | 259 m |
| 72 Curraheen Dr, Bishopstown, Corknot full market price | Jun 2026 | €234,500 | 293 m |
| Casarella, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 294 m |
| Greenwood, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 296 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 received12 November 2021
- Decision due17 January 2022
- Decision issued17 January 2022
- Grant issued28 February 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted50 m away
Permission for the retention of the conversion of a garage to a bedroom, bathroom and utility to the side of…
No.40 , Uam Var Drive , Bishopstown
2543861Cork CityLodged 7 May 2025Retention
- Awaiting decision100 m away
Permission for the construction of (A) Single storey domestic extension to side of dwelling and (B) Dormer…
54 Uam Var Drive , Bishopstown , Cork
2140739Cork CityLodged 14 Dec 2021Extension
- Refused100 m away
Seek permission to carry out alterations to roof of existing bungalow so as to provide dormer living…
No 45 Uam Var Drive , Curraheen Road , Bishopstown
1636782Cork CityLodged 7 Mar 2016Extension
- Granted120 m away
Permission for retention of existing part-time childcare facility currently accommodated in part of ground…
Bishopstown House , Murphy Farm , Ballinaspig More
1938956Cork CityLodged 11 Dec 2019Retention
- Granted140 m away
Permission for development to (a) Refurbish and reconfigure existing 6 no. tennis courts, update 3 of these…
Bishopstown Lawn Tennis Club , Murphys Farm Chestnut Grove , Uam Var Estate
2139927Cork CityLodged 17 Feb 2021Commercial
- Granted140 m away
Permission for — demolition of existing garage/utility space at side of dwelling, 2)construction of new…
6 Uam Var Grove , Bishopstown , Cork City
1737363Cork CityLodged 5 Apr 2017Extension
- Granted210 m away
Permission at 61 Uam Var Drive, Bishopstown, Cork (Eircode: T12 DRT9) for — demolition of a) existing garage…
61 Uam Var Drive , Bishopstown , Cork
1938515Cork CityLodged 5 Jul 2019Extension
- Refused210 m away
Permission for development at this site: No.5 Chestnut Grove, Bishopstown, Co.Cork. T12KX2N. The development…
No.5 Chestnut Grove , Bishopstown , Cork
2241690Cork CityLodged 30 Dec 2022Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedAlterations
Permission for the following — Provision of new ramped access and minor alterations to the existing external…
The Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre , Georges Street , Drogheda
2560720LouthLodged 12 Nov 2025
- GrantedAlterations
Permission for the construction of internal and external modifications to include (a) demolition of an…
Malachy Walsh & Partners , Park House , Mahon Industrial Estate
2543998Cork CityLodged 4 Jul 2025
- GrantedIndustrial
Permission for a ground floor extension to existing access corridor with extended roof canopy to set back…
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Manufacturing & Development , Monksland , Co. Roscommon
21405RoscommonLodged 15 Jul 2021
- GrantedExtension
Permission to construct a ground floor extension to the rear and a first floor extension to the front of the…
5 Westgate Road , Bishopstown , Cork
2039168Cork CityLodged 13 Mar 2020
- GrantedAlterations
Permission is sought to replace and extend the main glazed entrance facade, complete with extended roof line,…
Glencairn Medical Centre, Ballyogan Road, Leopardstown Valley, Dublin 18.
D10A/0681Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Dec 2010
- GrantedExtension
Permission for the following works: a) A combination of single and two storey flat roof extensions to the…
10 Upper Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D19A/0814Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Oct 2019
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.