81A, Parklands Drive, Commons Road
Conversion of a ground floor beauty and hair salon into two new apartments in Cork.
2342019 · Cork City Council · Lodged 24 May 2023
- Reference
- 2342019
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a change of use of a ground floor beauty salon and adjoining hairdressing salon to create two new apartments. It also includes internal layout changes to existing apartments and fenestration changes including the removal of the shopfront.
- Residential units
- 2
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 for the following works to existing mix-use building: (i) change of use of ground floor beauty salon and adjoining hairdressing salon to provide 2 new apartments, (ii) internal layout changes to existing apartments, (iii) fenestration changes to front and rear of building including removal of shopfront, and (iv) all associated site works, at 81a parklands drive, commons road, cork.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Park Dale, Parklands, Commons Rd | Mar 2025 | €297,500 | 159 m |
| Rose Cottage, Commons Rd, Cork | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 186 m |
| 8 Parkmeade Close, Parklands, Commons Rd | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 275 m |
| 30 St Johns Well, Commons Road, Fairhill | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 499 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 May 2023
- Decision due9 October 2023
- Decision issued9 October 2023
- Grant issued20 November 2023
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2341931Cork CityLodged 17 Apr 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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2341893Cork CityLodged 4 Apr 2023Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission for (a) To carry out internal and external alterations to existing dwelling and (b) To construct…
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2140238Cork CityLodged 28 May 2021Extension
- Granted220 m away
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2240908Cork CityLodged 7 Mar 2022Extension
- Granted220 m away
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2342002Cork CityLodged 19 May 2023Extension
- Granted220 m away
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2241419Cork CityLodged 21 Sept 2022Extension
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