Unit 5 and Unit 6, Westpoint Business Park, Leo Murphy Road
Retention permission to keep two business park units separated by a blocked-up wall.
2443347 · Cork City Council · Lodged 25 October 2024
- Reference
- 2443347
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the removal of two interconnecting doors and the permanent building up of these openings in the party wall between Unit 5 and Unit 6. This reverts them to two separate units, with Unit 5 as an office and Unit 6 as a warehouse.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention for the removal of the two interconnecting doors and the permanent building up of these two door openings in the party wall at ground and first levels respectively between unit 5 and unit 6 westpoint business park leo murphy road ballincollig cork. They revert to being two separate units with unit 5 retaining its current use as office facility with ancillary support space and unit 6 retaining its current use as a warehouse/production area with ancillary accommodation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and related uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Co Corknot full market price | Apr 2025 | €192,000 | 144 m |
| 7 Limeworth, Carrigrohane, Cork | May 2025 | €1,200,000 | 174 m |
| 75 Beech Park, Ballincollig, Cork | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 201 m |
| 20 Cranford Pines, Ballincollig, Cork | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 206 m |
| 19 Carriganarra, Ballincollig, Co Cork | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 224 m |
| 17 Carriganarra, Ballincollig, Cork | Jun 2025 | €380,000 | 230 m |
| 12 Ashton Court, Carriganarra, Ballincollig | Aug 2025 | €490,000 | 262 m |
| 55 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Cork | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 303 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 October 2024
- Decision due19 December 2024
- Decision issued18 December 2024
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