GrantedExtensionDecided 4 September 2023

Skeldale, Bishopstown Avenue, Model Farm Road

Extension, renovation, and garage conversion of a house on Model Farm Road.

2342149 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 July 2023

Reference: 2342149
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 July 2023

Summary

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This application seeks permission for extensive renovations and extensions to an existing dwelling. Works include single-storey front, side, and rear extensions, a two-storey side and rear extension, a garage conversion, and the demolition of an existing shed to build a new garden shed.

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Storeys: 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 is sought for the extension, renovation and refurbishment of the existing dwelling to include the following works; (a) single-storey extensions to the front, sides and rear including roofed veranda to side and front elevation, (b) two-storey extension (plus mezzanine storage) to the side and rear, including garage conversion, (c) installation of rooflights on the flat roof and front and rear pitched roof slopes, (d) remodelling of the existing house, (e) demolition of existing shed and construction of a new garden shed and (f) all associated elevational changes and site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Clancoole, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rd	Jul 2025	€1,480,000	32 m
The Greenway, Mofel Farm Road, Corknot full market price	Jan 2010	€160,000	148 m
Clifden, Model Farm Rd, Cork	Feb 2026	€1,372,500	148 m
Small Acre, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rdnot full market price	May 2025	€297,000	162 m
Doirin, Bishopstown Ave, Cork	Jan 2025	€1,150,000	173 m
Avonlee, 68 Model Farm Rd, Cork	Feb 2026	€345,000	198 m
Ballysimon, 21 Laburnum Lawn, Model Park Rd	Jan 2025	€403,000	199 m
22 Laburnum Lawn, Wilton, Cork	Aug 2025	€520,000	212 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 received11 July 2023
Decision due4 September 2023
Decision issued4 September 2023
Grant issued16 October 2023

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