GrantedInfrastructureDecided 21 September 2022

Kent (Cheannt) Station, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City

Major upgrade works at Kent Station including platform extensions, track reinstatement, and subway works.

2241299 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 July 2022

Reference: 2241299
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 July 2022

Summary

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Permission is sought for extensive upgrade works to the protected structure of Kent Station to facilitate commuter services. Works include extending Platform 5, creating Platform 6, installing a steel canopy, track reinstatement, and reopening a disused eastern access subway.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at kent (cheannt) station, lower glanmire road, cork city, county cork, t23e6td. The proposed upgrade works, at kent station, comprises extension and alterations to the existing station, across approximately 13,725.8m2. The proposed development works to the protected structure of kent station to facilitate the through running of commuter services comprise: (a) doubled sided 220m long , 6m wide extension to existing platform 5 to create an extended platform 5 and new platform
(b) a y-shaped, steel canopy (on the extended platform), c. 3.5m in height and c. 6m wide. (c) a new 113m long retaining wall structure, between 0.5m-2.1m in height, with a 1m handrail atop, between the existing mainline and the adjoining depot sidings. (d) the removal of 945m and reinstatement of approximately 1,110m of track. (e) reinstatement of the disused eastern access subway to the existing station subway from platform 5, via the construction of a new staircase. (f) extension of existing stormwater (sw) network. (g) removal of redundant signal cabin adjacent to existing track 6 and demolition of c. 30m of existing platform
(h) installation of lighting and platform furniture. (i) all associated enabling and ancillary works including site investigations and temporary c. 800m2 construction compound. A natura impact statement (nis) has been completed for the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Public Infrastructure and utilitiesTU

“To provide for public infrastructure and utilities.”

National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses

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.

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 21 September 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 10 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 19.95 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
18 Arcadia Hall, Cork, Cork	Jun 2026	€210,000	122 m
111 Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City, Co Cork	Jun 2026	€730,000	175 m
13 Grattans Hill, Glanmire Rd Lower, Cork	Mar 2026	€165,000	191 m
25 Lower Glanmire Rd, Cork	Sept 2025	€277,000	198 m
Eagle Lodge, Summerhill North, Cork	Sept 2025	€700,000	243 m
Emerson House, 2 Clarence Terrace, Summerhill North	Jun 2026	€540,000	252 m
3 Gibralter Terrace, St Lukes, Cork	Jul 2025	€230,000	257 m
19 Summerhill North, Cork, Cork	Mar 2025	€850,000	267 m

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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 July 2022
Decision due21 September 2022
Decision issued21 September 2022
Grant issued2 November 2022

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