Donnybrook Service Station, Castletreasure Grange, Douglas
Retention of a store extension, solar panels, and canopy, plus a new rear extension and retail expansion at a Douglas service station.
2241446 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 September 2022
- Reference
- 2241446
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of an existing single-storey store and cold room extension, solar roof panels, and an outdoor seating canopy. It also requests permission for a new single-storey rear extension and internal reconfiguration to change a car showroom into retail space, increasing the net retail area to 286 square metres.
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 retention of an existing single storey extension (comprising a store and cold room), solar roof panels and external canopy over outside seating area and permission for a single storey rear extension (comprising a store, cold room and freezer),minor elevational changes and the internal reconfiguration of the existing service station building including the change of use of the car showrooms area to retail use. The internal reconfiguration and change of use will result in an increase in the net retail area from 162 square metres to 286 square metres.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 December 2024.
Notified floor area: 411 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Donnybrook Tce, Douglas, Cork | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 79 m |
| 15 Donnybrook Cottages, Douglas, County Cork | Mar 2025 | €235,000 | 93 m |
| 39 Donnybrook Cottages, Douglas, Cork | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 99 m |
| 4 Kingslea, Douglas, Cork | Jul 2025 | €266,666 | 146 m |
| 1 Cois Coillte, Ardcarrig Lawn, Carrigaline Road | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 176 m |
| 61 Grange Park, Grange Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €315,000 | 191 m |
| 26 Calderwood Rd, Donnybrook, Douglas | Jul 2025 | €403,000 | 196 m |
| 8 Millbrook Apts, Carrigaline Rd, Douglas | Feb 2025 | €245,000 | 223 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 received30 September 2022
- Decision due24 November 2022
- Decision issued22 November 2022
- Grant issued12 January 2023
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
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- Granted80 m away
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