4 and 5 Windmill Road, Cork, T12W3Y2 and T12X2R7
Renovation and merger of two houses into one family home with extensions and roof alterations.
2241672 · Cork City Council · Lodged 22 December 2022
- Reference
- 2241672
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves merging No. 4 and No. 5 Windmill Road into a single family home. Works include demolishing an existing extension, constructing a new single-storey rear extension, raising the roof of No. 4 to match No. 5, and creating a rear courtyard garden.
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 construction of a one-storey addition to the rear of the existing dwelling house no. 4 with new skylight, demolition of existing extension to dwelling house no. 4, renovation of dwelling no. 4 and dwelling no. 5 to make into one family home, raising the roof of dwelling no. 4 to match ridge height of roof of dwelling no. 5, demolition of garden party wall between dwelling no. 4 and dwelling no. 5 to create new courtyard garden at the rear, proposed canopy roof over the existing front entrance door to dwelling no. 4, new proposed shed dormer window to the rear of existing dwelling no. 4, replacing the existing entrance door to dwelling no. 5 with new window alterations to existing dwelling no. 4 and dwelling no. 5 including new windows and doors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Windmill Rd, Cork | Feb 2025 | €345,000 | 14 m |
| 94 High St, Cork | Sept 2025 | €265,000 | 43 m |
| 81 High St, Cork | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 89 m |
| Town Lodge, 4 Frankfield Villas, Windmill Rd | Jul 2025 | €416,000 | 90 m |
| 29 Southern Road, Cork | Jan 2025 | €390,000 | 96 m |
| Laurjeen 1 The Cresent, Curraheen Estate, Bishoptowns | Jan 2025 | €440,000 | 117 m |
| 11 Thomond Sq, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €102,272 | 152 m |
| 5 Capwell Rd, Cork City, Corknot full market price | Mar 2025 | €140,000 | 159 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 received22 December 2022
- Decision due24 February 2023
- Decision issued24 February 2023
- Grant issued7 April 2023
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