Rockdale, Skehard Road, Blackrock
Construction of a new two-storey house in the rear garden of a property on Skehard Road.
2241108 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 May 2022
- Reference
- 2241108
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves building a new two-storey house in the rear garden of an existing property. It includes demolishing an existing detached garage, creating a new site entrance for the existing house, and relocating the entrance for the new house.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the following development at their dwelling house, namely; to construct new two storey dwelling house at rear garden of property, form new site entrance from skehard road to accommodate existing dwelling house with new driveway at front garden, relocate existing site entrance to accommodate new dwelling house, demolish existing detached garage at rear of property, and all associated site works including new concrete retaining wall and fencing at rear southern boundary and rear western boundary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €894,900 | 6 m |
| 2 Parkhill, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Dec 2025 | €475,000 | 50 m |
| 10 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Cork | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 129 m |
| 14 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Douglas | Feb 2025 | €360,000 | 133 m |
| 3 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Mahon | May 2025 | €222,500 | 137 m |
| 14 Ashleigh Gardens, Skehard Rd, Cork | Jun 2025 | €455,000 | 159 m |
| 25 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €265,000 | 168 m |
| 31 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 170 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 received20 May 2022
- Decision due14 July 2022
- Decision issued13 July 2022
- Grant issued17 October 2023
- Appeal submitted27 July 2022
- Appeal decided17 October 2023
In the area
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