48 Markland Woods, Maryborough Hill, Douglas
Conversion of a garage to a granny flat and construction of a rear extension.
2443250 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 September 2024
- Reference
- 2443250
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of an attached garage to a granny flat with associated front elevation changes and rooflights. It also includes constructing a new single-storey rear extension and modifying the internal layout to integrate the flat.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the following: (1) permission for change of use of existing attached domestic garage to granny flat with associated changes to front (west facing) elevation of garage and inclusion of rooflights on north facing roof slope. (2) construct a new single-storey extension to rear (east facing) elevation of existing dwelling house along with all internal modifications to existing floor layout to integrate proposed granny flat. (3) elevational treatments to front (west facing) elevation of existing dwelling house (removal of brick finish in favour of plaster finish) and carry out 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Markland Woods, Maryborough Hill, Douglas | Dec 2025 | €355,000 | 50 m |
| 26 Delfern Grove, Maryborough Hill, Douglas | Aug 2025 | €365,000 | 72 m |
| 5 Delfern Grove, Maryborough Hill, Douglas | Feb 2025 | €358,500 | 96 m |
| 30 Delfern Grove, Maryborough Hill, Douglas | Jun 2026 | €422,000 | 96 m |
| 4 Delfern Grove, Maryborough Hill, Douglas | Jun 2026 | €445,000 | 103 m |
| 37 Maryborough Court, Douglas, Cork | Jul 2025 | €585,000 | 107 m |
| 37 Rochestown Rise, Rochestown, Cork | Jan 2025 | €575,000 | 109 m |
| 18 Maryborough Court, Douglas, Co Cork | Jun 2025 | €563,000 | 124 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 received11 September 2024
- Decision due16 January 2025
- Decision issued16 January 2025
- Grant issued24 February 2025
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