RefusedApartmentsDecided 20 March 2023

Former Hammond Lane Premises, at Spring Lane, Blackpool

Demolition of industrial buildings and construction of 62 apartments in Blackpool.

2341723 · Cork City Council · Lodged 24 January 2023

Reference: 2341723
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 24 January 2023

Summary

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The proposed development involves the demolition of 4 industrial buildings and a two-storey office building. In their place, 3 buildings containing 62 apartments will be constructed, ranging from three to four storeys, along with parking, bicycle facilities, and flood prevention provisions.

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Residential units: 62
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the following proposed development at the former hammond lane premises at spring lane, blackpool, cork: (a) demolition of 4 no. Existing industrial buildings and 1 no. Two-storey office building; (b) removal of concrete slab and weighbridge; (c) construction of a residential development of 3 buildings containing 62 no. Apartments in total (building no. 1, three storeys, 21 no. Units consisting of 10 no. 1-bed apartments and 11 no. 2-bed apartments; building no. 2, four storey, 32 units consisting of 16 no. 2-bed apartments, 16 no. 1-bed apartments; building no. 3, three storey, 9 no. Units consisting of 6 no. 1-bed apartments, 3 no. 2-bed apartments); (d) provision of 16 no. Parking spaces, bicycle parking with separate pedestrian access from spring lane and new vehicular entrance onto spring lane which includes the demolition of portion of the existing road boundary wall, changes to existing boundary treatment and walls; (e) provision of sealant to contaminated soil ; (f) underground storm water attenuation tank to be connected to existing storm sewer on spring lane; (g) allowance for provision of a raised platform for future blackpool flood prevention scheme, as required; (h) connection to existing public services and all associated site works; the development includes proposed new pedestrian crossing, footpath, road markings, traffic calming measures, redesign of junction of spring lane and dublin hill. A road safety audit report is submitted with this application.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
24 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork	Jan 2025	€190,000	33 m
35 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork City	Oct 2025	€135,000	72 m
21 Dublin St, Blackpool, Cork	Apr 2025	€170,000	85 m
Apt 5 Glen Hall, Thomas Davis St, Blackpool	Nov 2025	€230,000	147 m
9 Lower Dublin Hill, Blackpool, Cork	Mar 2025	€226,700	162 m
78/79 Thomas Davis Street, Cork	Nov 2025	€1,000,000	175 m
6a Lower Dublin Hill, Dublin Hill, Cork	Feb 2026	€150,000	186 m
38 Mount Farran, Assumption Rd, Cork	May 2026	€310,000	244 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 received24 January 2023
Decision due20 March 2023
Decision issued20 March 2023

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