Courtbrack, No.11 Lower Friars Walk, Ballyphehane
Conversion and extension of a detached garage into an ancillary studio in the rear garden.
2341882 · Cork City Council · Lodged 31 March 2023
- Reference
- 2341882
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert and extend an existing detached garage in the rear garden. The converted structure will function as a new single-unit pavilion or studio ancillary to the main dwelling house.
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 to convert and extend existing detached garage (ie. Material change of use) to function as new single unit pavillion/studio ancillary to their existing dwelling house at rear garden of their dwelling house, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 Lower Friars Walk, Ballyphehane, Cork | Mar 2026 | €321,000 | 145 m |
| 29 Father Dominic Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Oct 2025 | €227,000 | 192 m |
| 14 Connolly Green, Ballyphehane, Cork | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 209 m |
| 181 Connolly Road, Ballypheane, Cork | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 212 m |
| 95 Pearse Road, Ballyphehane, Corknot full market price | Apr 2026 | €122,850 | 221 m |
| 33 Killeenreendowney Avenue, Ballyphehane, Cork | Apr 2026 | €310,000 | 232 m |
| 74 Pearse Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Aug 2025 | €104,175 | 244 m |
| 37 Clarkes Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 254 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 received31 March 2023
- Decision due16 August 2023
- Decision issued16 August 2023
- Grant issued26 September 2023
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