Units 1 2 and 3, Westpoint Business Park, Link Road Ballincollig
Partial change of use and amalgamation of three business park units into a childcare facility.
2442683 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 February 2024
- Reference
- 2442683
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of the partial change of use and amalgamation of the ground floors of Units 1, 2, and 3 at Westpoint Business Park from office/manufacturing to a childcare facility. The project includes internal and external alterations, an outdoor play area, signage, and road reconfiguration to provide pedestrian crossings and drop-off parking.
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 development at units 1, 2 and 3, westpoint business park, link road, ballincollig, cork. The development will consist of: the partial change of use and amalgamation of the ground floor of units 1,2 and 3 of westpoint business park from office-based industry/ high-tech manufacturing to a childcare facility. The proposed development includes internal and external alterations to amalgamate and re-configure the existing units, provision of associated outdoor play area, signage, internal road reconfiguration to provide 2 no. Pedestrian crossings, pedestrian walkways, dropped kerbs, 2 no. Drop-off parking spaces, car and cycle parking, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will be accessed via leo murphy road/ link road, ballincollig.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and related uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Co Corknot full market price | Apr 2025 | €192,000 | 132 m |
| 7 Limeworth, Carrigrohane, Cork | May 2025 | €1,200,000 | 186 m |
| 75 Beech Park, Ballincollig, Cork | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 222 m |
| 20 Cranford Pines, Ballincollig, Cork | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 229 m |
| 19 Carriganarra, Ballincollig, Co Cork | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 244 m |
| 17 Carriganarra, Ballincollig, Cork | Jun 2025 | €380,000 | 249 m |
| 55 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Cork | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 281 m |
| 12 Ashton Court, Carriganarra, Ballincollig | Aug 2025 | €490,000 | 285 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 received20 February 2024
- Decision due15 April 2024
- Decision issued15 April 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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Site at part of existing Unit 3 and part , of existing Unit 2 to combined units 1 2 & 3 , Westpoint Buildings Westpoint Business Park
2342169Cork CityLodged 20 Jul 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Construction of first floor production area within existing light industrial building, including insertion of…
Unit 4 Westpoint Business Park, Link Road, Carrigrohane, Ballincollig
094494corkLodged 18 Feb 2009Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
Alterations and construction of new first floor area of combined units 1, 2 & 3 for use as high tech…
Westpoint Building, Westpoint Business Campus, Link Rd, Carrigrohane
078153corkLodged 28 May 2007Industrial
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from existing workshop area at ground floor level to toilets, lift and demonstration area…
Unit 4, Westpoint Buildings, Westpoint Business Park, Link Road, Carrigrohan
125350corkLodged 20 Jun 2012Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Construction of new first floor area and alterations to rear of unit no. 3 to combined units 1, 2 & 3 for use…
Westpoint Buildings, Westpoint Business Campus, Link Rd, Carrigrohane
058999corkLodged 6 Dec 2005Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for retention for the removal of the two interconnecting doors and the permanent building up of…
Unit 5 and Unit 6 , Westpoint Business Park , Leo Murphy Road
2443347Cork CityLodged 25 Oct 2024Retention
- Granted30 m away
Extension of office/ancillary support space into the existing warehouse/production space at groundfloor level…
Units 5 & 6, Westpoint buildings, Westpoint Bus.Park, Link Rd, Carrigrohane
085902corkLodged 8 Apr 2008Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Permission for — the removal of an existing canopy and the provision of a rear extension to provide for a…
O'Keeffe's Bakery, West Point Business Park, Link Road, Carrigrohane, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
176704corkLodged 18 Oct 2017Commercial
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