Unit 2 and, Applegreen Services Station, Classes Lake Retail Park
Amalgamation of a vacant retail unit into an Applegreen service station to create a new restaurant.
2241342 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 August 2022
- Reference
- 2241342
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves merging a vacant retail unit into the existing petrol station to establish a restaurant with two food offers. It includes minor internal reconfiguration, a new entrance door, and a covered external seating area.
- Floor area
- 29 m²
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 development at unit 2 and applegreen service station, classes lake retail park, ballincollig, co. Cork. It is proposed to amalgamate an existing, vacant, retail unit (no
- Into an existing petrol filling station and change the use of the retail unit into a restaurant. The new restaurant would comprise of 2 no. Food offers and a prep area and would form part of the filling station food offer, increasing the existing overall food offer from 2 to 3 offers. It is also proposed to undertake minor internal reconfiguration of the filling station layout involving relocation of existing internal uses, removal of the back of house area (storage and prep) and provision of new circulation route. The net retail rea in the filling station will be reduced by 4sq. M. A new entrance door will be provided to the east side. A new covered external seating area will be provided (29sq. M) which will be enclosed by a planter. All associated site works
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, The Abbey, Classes Lake Ballincolig | Jun 2025 | €315,000 | 45 m |
| 4 Oak Dr, Classis Lake, Ballincollig | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 156 m |
| 14 The Lodge, Classes Lake, Ballincollig | Jul 2025 | €312,000 | 160 m |
| 34 Bother An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €436,123 | 160 m |
| 38 Bothan An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €418,502 | 160 m |
| 24 Lisheen Woods, Ovens, Cork | Jan 2026 | €655,000 | 181 m |
| 16 Bothar An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €351,542 | 187 m |
| 28 Bothar An Chrainn, Ovensprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €422,907 | 187 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 received19 August 2022
- Decision due30 January 2023
- Decision issued30 January 2023
- Grant issued13 March 2023
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