12 Frederick Avenue, Crawford Gate, Bessborough Blackrock
Attic conversion to a bedroom with four new rooflights in Blackrock.
2443159 · Cork City Council · Lodged 6 August 2024
- Reference
- 2443159
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert the existing attic space of a house into a bedroom. The works include the installation of four rooflights, with two on the front elevation and two on the rear elevation.
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 for alterations, convert the existing attic space to a bedroom and the provision of 4 no. Rooflights, 2 no. To the front elevation and 2 no. To the rear elevation of our existing house with 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 December 2024.
Notified floor area: 26 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lakelands Place, Crawford Gate, Blackrocknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €24,000 | 65 m |
| 4 Sharman Avenue, Crawford Gate, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €527,000 | 85 m |
| 14 Skehard Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 356 m |
| 12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork | Nov 2025 | €445,000 | 369 m |
| 2 Ballinure Place, Mahon, Cork City | Dec 2025 | €256,000 | 414 m |
| 21 Delwood Grove, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 460 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 received6 August 2024
- Decision due30 September 2024
- Decision issued30 September 2024
- Grant issued11 November 2024
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