Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Donnybrook, Douglas
Partial wall demolition and creation of new pedestrian and emergency vehicle entrances in Douglas.
2241647 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 December 2022
- Reference
- 2241647
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of an existing 3-metre-high boundary wall. It will create a new pedestrian entrance and a new emergency vehicle entrance with an access route into the existing commercial centre from Donnybrook Hill.
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 the partial demolition of an existing 3m high boundary wall; construction of a new pedestrian entrance into the existing commercial centre from the public road along donnybrook hill; construction of a new emergency vehicle entrance and access route into the existing commercial centre from the public road along donnybrook hill; and 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Donnybrook Tce, Douglas, Cork | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 59 m |
| 39 Donnybrook Cottages, Douglas, Cork | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 106 m |
| 15 Donnybrook Cottages, Douglas, County Cork | Mar 2025 | €235,000 | 130 m |
| 4 Kingslea, Douglas, Cork | Jul 2025 | €266,666 | 131 m |
| 61 Grange Park, Grange Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €315,000 | 150 m |
| 12 Grange Park, Grange, Douglas | Feb 2026 | €325,000 | 188 m |
| 51 Grange Park, Douglas, Cork | Jul 2026 | €380,000 | 208 m |
| 1 Cois Coillte, Ardcarrig Lawn, Carrigaline Road | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 210 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 December 2022
- Decision due21 February 2023
- Decision issued21 February 2023
- Grant issued4 April 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Renovations to front facade of light industrial building
DONNYBROOK COM. CENTRE, , DONNYBROOK COM. CENTRE,, , CASTLETREASURE,
032155corkLodged 9 May 2003Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Permission to incorporate a full off-licence into an existing retail area, permission for a rear extension…
Donnybrook Service Station, Castletreasure, Grange, Douglas, Co. Cork
115307corkLodged 16 Jun 2011Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Retention of a road boundary wall with high level railings within the curtilage of a protected structure
Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Grange, Douglas,
116133corkLodged 5 Oct 2011Retention
- Granted40 m away
Permission for retention of an existing single storey extension (comprising a store and cold room), solar…
Donnybrook Service Station , Castletreasure Grange , Douglas
2241446Cork CityLodged 30 Sept 2022Retention
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Retention of road boundary wall with high level railings within the curtilage of a protected structure
Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Grange, Douglas, Co. Cork
115369corkLodged 24 Jun 2011Retention
- Granted50 m away
Alterations and extension to shop, delicatenssen, stores and car sales area and new first floor office over…
Donnybrook Service , Station, Castletreasure, Grange
044213corkLodged 10 Jun 2004Commercial
- Granted70 m away
Demolition of part of existing commercial building (engineering workshop and associated offices and storage…
Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Castletreasure, Grange, Douglas, Co. Cork
165485corkLodged 17 Jun 2016Commercial
- Granted70 m away
Alterations and first floor extension to dwelling
Mill House, Kingslea, Grange, Douglas
059340corkLodged 15 Dec 2005Extension
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