16 Foxwood Drive, Garryduff, Rochestown
Retention of an attic conversion, rooflights, window alterations, and permission for new windows and a garden shed.
2341854 · Cork City Council · Lodged 23 March 2023
- Reference
- 2341854
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks retention for a roof space conversion to living and storage space, six rooflights, and window alterations. Permission is also sought to construct two new first-floor windows, remove two rooflights, and build a storage shed in the rear garden.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention is sought , for the conversion of the existing roof space to living and storage space, including the retention of six rooflights, retention of a window alteration to the front (west) elevation, retention of the replacement window with double doors on the side (south) elevation, permission for the construction of two first floor windows to the existing dwelling, the removal of two existing rooflights, and permission for the construction of a storage shed to the rear garden.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Upper Kensington, Rochestown, Cork | Sept 2025 | €316,000 | 160 m |
| 16 The Ferns, Foxwood, Rochestown | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 220 m |
| 24 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown | May 2025 | €560,000 | 223 m |
| 21 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown | Aug 2025 | €610,000 | 237 m |
| 11 The Ferns, Foxwood, Rochestown | Jan 2025 | €381,000 | 244 m |
| 23 Upper Kensington, Rochestown, County Cork | Oct 2025 | €570,000 | 248 m |
| 10 The Ferns, Foxwood, Garyduff | Jun 2026 | €436,000 | 250 m |
| 35 Foxwood, Garryduff, Rochestown | Jun 2025 | €588,000 | 292 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 received23 March 2023
- Decision due17 May 2023
- Decision issued17 May 2023
- Grant issued28 June 2023
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