Unit 8, Melbourne Business Park, Model Farm Road
Change of use of a business and light industrial unit to a laundrette at Melbourne Business Park.
2543656 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 February 2025
- Reference
- 2543656
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing building at Unit 8, Melbourne Business Park. The use will change from business, enterprise, and light industrial to a laundrette.
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 the change of use of existing building from business/enterprise/light industrial to laundrette.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Rossbrook, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Jan 2025 | €512,000 | 84 m |
| 18 Rossbrook, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €565,000 | 104 m |
| Apartment J12, Edenhall, Model Farm Road | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 116 m |
| Apartment K7, Edenhall, Model Farm Road | Jul 2025 | €195,000 | 116 m |
| Apartment G4, Eden Hall, Model Farm Road | Apr 2025 | €232,000 | 116 m |
| Apartment K7, Edenhall, Model Farm Road | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 116 m |
| Apartment G5, Eden Hall, Model Farm Road | Sept 2025 | €247,000 | 116 m |
| Apartment G11, Edenhall, Model Farm Road | May 2026 | €243,000 | 116 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 received20 February 2025
- Decision due16 April 2025
- Decision issued16 April 2025
- Grant issued26 May 2025
In the area
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