Jacobs Island, Ballinure, Mahon
Amendments to a permitted residential development at Jacobs Island, reducing the total units from 441 to 440.
2342275 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 September 2023
- Reference
- 2342275
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) to amend Blocks 3 and 4 of a permitted scheme. The changes involve internal reconfigurations, omitting 18 units to replace them with 17 new units, resulting in a net reduction of one unit overall.
- Residential units
- 440
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) comprising amendments to block 3 and 4 of a permitted strategic housing development of 441 no. Units (an bord pleanala ref: 301991-18 as amended by 310378-21 and cork city council reg. Ref: 23/41994) at a site located at jacobs island, ballinure, mahon, cork. The amendment to block 3 and 4 will consist of internal reconfiguration resulting in the omission of 16 no. Studio units and 2 no. 2 bedroom units which will be replaced with 15 no. 1-bedroom units and associated elevational changes to balconies and window openings in block
- Reconfiguration of servicing area to separate block 3 from block 4 at ground floor resulting in additional floorspace where 2 no. 1-bedroom units are now proposed resulting in an overall decrease in units in the permitted development by 1 no. Unit from 441 no. Units to 440 no. Units. This application for the proposed amendments to the consented strategic housing development (abp ref: 301991-18 as amended by 310378-21 and cork city council lrd reg. Ref: 23/41994), is a large scale residential development as defined under section 2 of the planning & development act 2000, as amended. Lrd website: www. Jacobsislandblock3and4lrd. Ie
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and promote a mix of residential and other uses to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 203 The Kestrel, The Sanctuary, Jacobs Island | Jul 2025 | €168,750 | 88 m |
| 513 The Heron, The Sanctuary, Jacobs Island | Oct 2025 | €365,000 | 106 m |
| Apt 551, The Heron, The Sanctuary | Jun 2025 | €480,000 | 106 m |
| 502 The Heron, Jacobs Island, Ballinure | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 106 m |
| 514 The Heron, Jacobs Island, Mahon | Oct 2025 | €330,000 | 106 m |
| 547 The Heron, Jacobs Island, Cork | Jan 2010 | €200,000 | 109 m |
| 635 The Kingfisher, The Sanctuary, Jacobs Island | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 152 m |
| 624 Sanctuary, Jacobs Island, Cork | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 152 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 received1 September 2023
- Decision due26 October 2023
- Decision issued26 October 2023
- Grant issued7 December 2023
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