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Avoca Stores, Boreenmanna Road, Cork City

Construction of two duplex apartments and two houses, with retention of demolished front boundary walls.

2341784 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 February 2023

Reference: 2341784
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 15 February 2023

Summary

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Permission is sought for a residential development consisting of a two-storey detached building with two duplex apartments and two two-storey detached houses. Retention permission is also sought for the currently demolished front boundary walls, which are to be reinstated.

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Residential units: 4
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the construction of: (i) a two-storey detached building consisting of 2 no. Duplex apartments to the front (north) of the site, (ii) 2 no. 2-storey detached dwellings to the rear (south) of the site (as permitted under planning ref. 22/41073), (iii) all ancillary site works including roads, sewers and services together with the provision of hard and soft landscaped areas, (iv) temporary works including site access and set-down area from slip-road to south of site (as permitted under planning re. 20/39159) along with planning permission for the retention of (i) currently demolished front boundary walls. Front boundary walls are to be reinstated upon completion. All works shall be in accordance with submitted plans and particulars.

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
Fingall, Rockboro Ave, Cork	Mar 2026	€485,000	86 m
22 Rockboro Avenue, Old Blackrock, Cork	Sept 2025	€755,000	100 m
Castlegreina, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	Feb 2026	€485,000	104 m
5 Westview, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	Jun 2026	€370,000	105 m
2 Elm Park, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork	Jan 2025	€461,000	107 m
Arline, 12 Marble Hall Park, Douglas Rd	Jan 2025	€645,000	109 m
4 Hillsboro Pl, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork	Oct 2025	€315,000	117 m
3 Carrig View Terrace, Old Blackrock Road, Cork	Apr 2025	€320,000	132 m

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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 received15 February 2023
Decision due22 January 2024
Decision issued22 January 2024
Grant issued4 March 2024

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