GrantedAlterationsDecided 26 June 2024

14 Sharman Avenue, Crawford Gate, Bessborough

Attic conversion to a bedroom with three new rooflights.

2442909 · Cork City Council · Lodged 3 May 2024

Reference: 2442909
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 May 2024

Summary

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Alterations to an existing dwelling house to convert the attic space into a bedroom. The works include installing two rooflights to the front and one to the rear, along with associated site works.

Alterationsattic conversionrooflights

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Official record

Development description

Permission for alterations, convert the existing attic to a bedroom and the provision of 3 no. Rooflights, 2 no. To the front and 1 no. To the rear of their dwelling house with all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Built & 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 5 December 2024.

Notified floor area: 26 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Sharman Avenue, Crawford Gate, Blackrock	Jun 2025	€527,000	56 m
2 Lakelands Place, Crawford Gate, Blackrocknot full market price	Jun 2025	€24,000	80 m
12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork	Nov 2025	€445,000	281 m
14 Skehard Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock	Sept 2025	€440,000	282 m
22 Clontarf Est, Blackrock, Cork	Apr 2026	€400,000	429 m
2 Ballinure Place, Mahon, Cork City	Dec 2025	€256,000	450 m
45 Clover Lawn Skehard Rd, Blackrock, Cork	Dec 2025	€500,000	458 m
15 Clontarf Est, Skehard Rd, Blackrock	May 2026	€355,000	468 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 received3 May 2024
Decision due27 June 2024
Decision issued26 June 2024
Grant issued2 August 2024

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