Head Start Creche, and Montessori School, Park Avenue
Retention of two temporary portacabins for classroom use and boundary fencing at a creche.
2442740 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 March 2024
- Reference
- 2442740
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to extend a previously granted temporary permission. This includes retaining two temporary portacabin style structures for segregated classroom use, temporary timber post and panel boundary fencing, and ancillary site works.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention for the extension of previously granted retention application reference no: 20/39687 for (i) 2 no. Temporary portacabin style structures for segregated classroom use, (ii) temporary timber post and panel fencing to site boundary and (iii) all other ancillary 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Hawthorn Villas, Douglas Rd South, Cork | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 44 m |
| 9 Glenview Terrace, South Douglas Rd, Cork | Jan 2025 | €232,000 | 51 m |
| 1 Hawthorn Villas, Douglas Road South, Cork | Dec 2025 | €292,000 | 60 m |
| No 1 Glenview, South Douglas Road, Cork | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 61 m |
| 5 Palaceanne Villas, South Douglas Rd, Douglas | Apr 2025 | €810,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 2 - 5 Vernon View, South Douglas Road, Cork | Oct 2025 | €214,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 1 - 5 Vernon View, South Douglas Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €213,000 | 115 m |
| 4 Vernon View, South Douglas Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €495,000 | 118 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 received8 March 2024
- Decision due30 July 2024
- Decision issued29 July 2024
- Grant issued9 September 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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2039687Cork CityLodged 23 Nov 2020Retention
- Granted40 m away
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2140364Cork CityLodged 20 Jul 2021Extension
- Granted40 m away
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No. 6 Hawthorn Villas , South Douglas Road , Cork
2443161Cork CityLodged 6 Aug 2024Retention
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1636706Cork CityLodged 8 Jan 2016Change of use
- Granted60 m away
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- Granted70 m away
Permission is sought for the subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit & existing retail first floor…
No.'s 11-12 Hawthorn Villas , South Douglas Road , Cork
1737463Cork CityLodged 9 Jun 2017Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Permission to (a) Construct a two story extension to side (South Elevation) consisting of entrance lobby and…
Unit 4B , Dosco Business Park , South Douglas Road
1737640Cork CityLodged 21 Nov 2017Commercial
- Granted80 m away
Permission to construct box dormer windows to the front and rear pitches of the existing roof, for minor…
No. 5 Palaceanne Villas , South Douglas Road , Cork
2342156Cork CityLodged 12 Jul 2023Alterations
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