4 South View, Ballinlough Road, Cork
Alterations and extensions to a house in Ballinlough, including converting a garage to a garden room.
2342297 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 September 2023
- Reference
- 2342297
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes ground and upper floor flat roof extensions to the rear, a larger front dormer, and a new rear dormer. It also involves converting an existing detached rear garage into a smaller garden room and art studio with a new roof.
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 alterations and extensions to an existing dwelling, including (1) ground and upper floor flat roof extensions to the rear, (2) elevational alterations including a bigger dormer window to the front, a new dormer window to the rear and new rooflights in the single-storey flat roof to the rear, (3) alterations to and the conversion of an existing detached rear garage to a garden room/art studio including the blocking up the existing garage door, the reduction in size of the footprint of the structure, a new roof and new external openings and (4) all other associated site works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 26 September 2024.
Notified floor area: 38 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Pinewood, Ballinlough Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €520,000 | 31 m |
| 1 Vandeville, Ballinlough Road, Cork | Jan 2026 | €10,000 | 36 m |
| 1 Vandeville, Ballinlough Road, Cork | Jan 2026 | €405,000 | 36 m |
| 11 Pinewood, Ballinlough Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 53 m |
| 6 Marble Hall Park Terrace, Ballinlough, Cork | Mar 2026 | €481,000 | 74 m |
| 2 Carrigbeag, Marble Hall Park, Ballinlough | Jul 2025 | €507,500 | 88 m |
| Avondale, 9 Castlegreina Park, Boreenmanna Road | Feb 2026 | €475,000 | 95 m |
| 7 Marble Hall Gardens, Douglas Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €340,000 | 117 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 September 2023
- Decision due25 January 2024
- Decision issued25 January 2024
- Grant issued4 March 2024
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