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Mahon Industrial Estate, Bessboro Road, Blackrock

Construction of a solar carport with 81 solar panels at an industrial estate in Blackrock.

2443435 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 November 2024

Reference: 2443435
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 November 2024

Summary

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Permission is sought for a solar carport made from a galvanised steel structure at Mahon Industrial Estate. It will feature a solar photovoltaic array of 81 solar panels connected to the ESB supply.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for construction of one solar carport made from a galvanised steel structure with a solar photovoltaic array over compromising 81no. 445w solar panels in front of the south elevation of the existing building and connected to the esb supply.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Business and TechnologyCOE

“To provide for the creation and protection of high technology related office-based industry and enterprise, to facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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.

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Built & 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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
45 Clover Lawn Skehard Rd, Blackrock, Cork	Dec 2025	€500,000	308 m
35 Clover Lane, Janeville, Carrigalineprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€440,088	312 m
9 Clover Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock	Apr 2025	€461,250	469 m
12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork	Nov 2025	€445,000	475 m
1 Clover Lawn, Cork Road, Mallownot full market price · price excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€325,991	499 m
2 Clover Lawn, Cork Road, Mallownot full market price · price excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€312,775	500 m
8 Kilbrack Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrocknot full market price	Aug 2025	€480,000	500 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 received28 November 2024
Decision due31 January 2025
Decision issued29 January 2025
Grant issued10 March 2025

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