Willow Lodge, Church Road, Blackrock
Separation of an existing dwelling and granny flat to create a new one-bedroom home in Blackrock.
2443123 · Cork City Council · Lodged 25 July 2024
- Reference
- 2443123
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves separating an existing dwelling and granny flat, and converting the granny flat into a standalone one-bedroom dwelling. The project also includes a new vehicular entrance, widening the existing entrance, and building new boundary walls.
- Residential unit
- 1
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 is sought for (a) separation of existing dwelling and granny flat, (b) conversion of granny flat to 1-bedroom dwelling, (c) new vehicular entrance for new dwelling, (d) widening of existing vehicular entrance, (e) new separating boundary walls to front and rear of site 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Willowbank, Church Rd, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €570,000 | 128 m |
| 6 Barnstead Ave, Church Rd, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €825,000 | 154 m |
| 3 Barnstead Drive, Church Rd, Blackrock | Jul 2025 | €615,000 | 156 m |
| 8 Avonlea Row, Church Road, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €465,000 | 167 m |
| 40 Willowbank, Church Rd, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 178 m |
| 55 Marian Park, Church Road, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 224 m |
| 5 Berlingford Dr, Church Rd, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €447,500 | 227 m |
| Site No. 2, Church Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €327,000 | 235 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 received25 July 2024
- Decision due9 December 2024
- Decision issued9 December 2024
- Grant issued28 January 2025
In the area
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1938499Cork CityLodged 1 Jul 2019Retention
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