Site at Douglas Hurling, & Football Club Inchvale Road, Douglas West Grange
Development of a new sports pitch, access road, and floodlighting at Douglas Hurling & Football Club.
2342101 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 June 2023
- Reference
- 2342101
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extending an existing pitch to create a new pitch, facilitated by a new access roadway and junction off Inchvale Road. Works also include a set down parking area, turning area, floodlighting, ball-stopping netting, and fencing.
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 construction of a proposed new pitch and access road. The scheme is comprised of the development of a new pitch (which involves the extension of existing pitch number 3), this development will be facilitated by a new access roadway and junction off inchvale road to the rear of the existing douglas hurling and football club. Permission is sought for the above as well as the construction of a set down parking area, turning area in addition to associated floodlighting and ball stopping netting, fencing and supports, connections to adjacent lands and ancillary works. The proposed development is located at the site to the rear of douglas hurling and football club.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Inchvale Rd, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas | Jul 2025 | €440,000 | 194 m |
| 50 Inchvale Dr, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas | Nov 2025 | €325,000 | 208 m |
| 54 Inchvale Dr, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas | Mar 2026 | €415,000 | 221 m |
| 12 Inchvale Dr, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas | Dec 2025 | €525,000 | 232 m |
| 11 Oakview, Douglas, Co Cork | Feb 2025 | €443,000 | 234 m |
| 30 Elm Dr, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 244 m |
| 13 Elm Dr, Donnybrook, Douglas | Jun 2025 | €365,000 | 251 m |
| 29 Inchuale Dr, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 256 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 received21 June 2023
- Decision due15 January 2024
- Decision issued12 January 2024
- Appeal submitted8 February 2024
- Appeal decided27 February 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision30 m away
(1) All weather pitch for club use only with a 5m high perimeter fence, (2) sand based warm up area alongside…
Galways Lane , Douglas West , Grange Douglas
174720Cork CityLodged 27 Mar 2017Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Erect a 2.4m high perimeter fence along the western and southern boundaries and to extend ball stopping…
Galway's Lane , Douglas West , Grange Douglas
177333Cork CityLodged 19 Dec 2017Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision40 m away
(1) All weather pitch for club use only with a 5m high perimeter fence, (2) sand based warm up area alongside…
Galways Lane, Douglas West, Grange, Douglas, Co. Cork
174720corkLodged 27 Mar 2017Other
- Granted40 m away
Erect a 2.4m high perimeter fence along the western and southern boundaries and to extend ball stopping…
Galway's Lane, Douglas West, Grange, Douglas, Co. Cork
177333corkLodged 19 Dec 2017Infrastructure
- Granted130 m away
Erect a 2.4m high perimeter fence along the northern boundary and a section of the southern boundary. Also to…
Galways Lane, Douglas West, Grange,
144350corkLodged 24 Feb 2014Other
- Awaiting decision140 m away
Erection of a 2.4m high perimeter fence along the northern boundary and a section of the southern boundary,…
Galways Lane, Douglas West, Grange, Douglas, Co.Cork
144197corkLodged 5 Feb 2014Infrastructure
- Granted140 m away
Two storey extension to dwellinghouse
No.2, Alden, Inchisarsfield, Douglas,
0711386corkLodged 3 Oct 2007Extension
- Granted140 m away
Construction of first floor extension to dwellinghouse
16A, Inchvale Rd, Donnybrook, Grange, Douglas
055257corkLodged 22 Jul 2005Extension
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