Leeds Park, Meelick Park, Ballyvolane
Installation of perimeter fencing and four floodlights around a training pitch in Ballyvolane.
2341896 · Cork City Council · Lodged 5 April 2023
- Reference
- 2341896
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Leeds Park, Meelick Park, involves constructing a 3.0-metre-high perimeter fence around a sand-based grass training pitch. It also includes erecting four 8.0-metre-high floodlights and associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for to construct 3.0m. High perimeter fencing around sand based grass training pitch, to erect 4 no. 8.0m. High floodlights and all associated ancillary site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, retain and enhance the range and quality of sports facilities and grounds.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Park Court, Ballyvolane, Co Cork | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 169 m |
| 53 Meadow Park Ave, Ballyvolane, Cork | Sept 2025 | €345,000 | 200 m |
| 8 Glenfields Ave, Glenheights Rd, Ballyvolane | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 242 m |
| 41 Meadow Park Lawn, Ballyvolane, Corknot full market price | Nov 2025 | €177,000 | 264 m |
| 78 Mervue Lawn, Ballyvolane, Cork | Jun 2026 | €365,000 | 274 m |
| 67 Glenheights Park, Ballyvolane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €315,000 | 294 m |
| 8 Meadow Park Avenue, Ballyvolane, Cork | Jan 2026 | €370,000 | 299 m |
| 47 Glenheights Rd, Ballyvolane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €310,000 | 308 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 received5 April 2023
- Decision due31 July 2023
- Decision issued31 July 2023
- Grant issued11 September 2023
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