Unit C3 Heron House, Blackpool Retail Park, Blackpool Cork
Retention of new illuminated signage on three sides of a retail park unit in Blackpool.
2443365 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 November 2024
- Reference
- 2443365
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for the installation of new illuminated signage. The signs are located on the north, south, and west elevations of Unit C3, Heron House in Blackpool Retail Park.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the installation of new illuminated signage to the north, south and west elevations
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 10, Heron Gate, Blackpool | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 84 m |
| 11 Heron Gate, Blackpool Park, Blackpool | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 84 m |
| 115 Commons Rd, Cork | Jan 2025 | €175,000 | 168 m |
| 103 Commons Rd, Blackpool, Cork | May 2025 | €290,000 | 177 m |
| 5 Springview Terrace, Commons Road, Cork | May 2026 | €150,000 | 183 m |
| 5 Springview Terrace, Commons Road, Cork | May 2026 | €18,750 | 183 m |
| 6a Lower Dublin Hill, Dublin Hill, Cork | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 214 m |
| 9 Lower Dublin Hill, Blackpool, Cork | Mar 2025 | €226,700 | 215 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 received1 November 2024
- Decision due6 January 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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2543783Cork CityLodged 7 Apr 2025Retention
- RefusedAt this site
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1938286Cork CityLodged 5 Mar 2019Commercial
- Granted40 m away
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2241336Cork CityLodged 15 Aug 2022Change of use
- Granted50 m away
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2342318Cork CityLodged 22 Sept 2023Commercial
- Granted70 m away
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1837928Cork CityLodged 7 Jun 2018Change of use
- Granted80 m away
Permission is sought for the change of the permitted use from Showroom to General Retail and the amalgamation…
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1837779Cork CityLodged 20 Feb 2018Change of use
- Granted80 m away
Permission is sought for the change of permitted use from Showroom to General Retail of Unit E7 at Block E,…
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1837778Cork CityLodged 20 Feb 2018Change of use
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