RefusedApartmentsDecided 3 October 2022

Avoca Stores, Boreenmanna Road, Cork City

Construction of a two-storey building with two duplex apartments and retention of demolished walls and outbuilding.

2241323 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 August 2022

Reference: 2241323
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 9 August 2022

Summary

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Permission is sought for a new two-storey detached building containing two duplex apartments, including alterations to site boundaries. The application also seeks retention permission for the demolition of existing boundary walls and an outbuilding.

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Residential units: 2
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the construction of a two-storey detached building consisting of 2 no. Duplex apartments, alterations to existing site boundaries, and all ancillary site works along with planning permission for retention of demolition of existing boundary walls and outbuilding.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Fingall, Rockboro Ave, Cork	Mar 2026	€485,000	75 m
22 Rockboro Avenue, Old Blackrock, Cork	Sept 2025	€755,000	81 m
Castlegreina, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	Feb 2026	€485,000	98 m
4 Hillsboro Pl, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork	Oct 2025	€315,000	104 m
5 Westview, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	Jun 2026	€370,000	105 m
2 Elm Park, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork	Jan 2025	€461,000	109 m
26 Old Blackrock Rd, Blackrock Rd, Cork	Sept 2025	€250,000	126 m
Arline, 12 Marble Hall Park, Douglas Rd	Jan 2025	€645,000	127 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 received9 August 2022
Decision due3 October 2022
Decision issued3 October 2022

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