GrantedIndustrialDecided 30 September 2024

Units 1-3, Churchfield Industrial Estate, John F. Connolly Road

Doubling the waste recycling capacity at an industrial estate in Cork.

2442800 · Cork City Council · Lodged 27 March 2024

Reference: 2442800
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 March 2024

Summary

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Permission is sought to increase the tonnage of construction and demolition waste recycled at an existing transfer station. The proposal seeks to double the capacity from 5,200 tonnes to 10,400 tonnes per annum, requiring a waste licence.

Industrialwaste managementindustrialrecycling

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Official record

Development description

Permission to increase the tonnage of construction and demolition waste recycled at our waste recycling and transfer station at units 1-3 churchfield industrial estate, john f. Connolly road, churchfield, cork from 5,200 tonnes per annum to 10,400 tonnes per annum. The new development works relate to an activity requiring a waste licence.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Light Industry and Related UsesSI

“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.

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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
5 St Josephs, Nashs Boreen, Fairhill	Nov 2025	€370,000	308 m
Rosedale, 60 Fairfield Ave, Farranree	Nov 2025	€245,000	421 m
160 Mountagnes Rd, Fairhill, Cork	Apr 2025	€72,000	445 m
59 Bantry Park Rd, Fairhill, Cork	Mar 2026	€265,000	467 m
46 Fairfield Avenue, Farranree, Corknot full market price	Dec 2025	€129,000	472 m
42 Bantry Park Rd, Fair Hill, Cork	Jan 2025	€225,000	498 m

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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 received27 March 2024
Decision due30 September 2024
Decision issued30 September 2024
Grant issued11 November 2024

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