Ballintemple House, Blackrock Road, Cork
Alterations to an existing vehicular entrance and front boundary wall in Blackrock, Cork.
2443028 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 June 2024
- Reference
- 2443028
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for alterations to an existing vehicular entrance and front boundary wall. Works include raising the height of the sweep walls and piers, widening the entrance, and installing new timber gates.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for alterations to the existing vehicular entrance and front boundary wall to an existing dwelling house, including raising the height of the sweep walls and piers, widening the vehicular entrance and installing new timber gates (change of plan to that permitted under planning reference 23/42202), and all 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Barringtons Ave, Blackrock, Cork | Jun 2025 | €1,750,000 | 36 m |
| Rose Lodge, Blackrock Rd, Cork | Jun 2026 | €3,000,000 | 74 m |
| 1 Clifton Est, Ballintemple, Cork | Sept 2025 | €510,000 | 124 m |
| Rossmoyne, Blackrock Rd, Cork | Apr 2025 | €1,060,000 | 150 m |
| 27 Temple Vale, Ballintemple, Cork | Apr 2025 | €805,000 | 212 m |
| 35 The Cottages, Ballintemple, Cork | Mar 2026 | €205,000 | 228 m |
| Ashdale, Beaumont Dr, Ballintemple | Jul 2025 | €661,000 | 245 m |
| 37 Temple Vale, Ballintemple, Cork | Sept 2025 | €750,000 | 261 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 received26 June 2024
- Decision due14 October 2024
- Decision issued11 October 2024
- Grant issued18 November 2024
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