Land at Castle Gardens, with the townland of, Ardamadane & Shean Upper
Replacement of a footpath with grasscrete hardstanding to allow vehicle access to an existing pump house.
2543716 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 March 2025
- Reference
- 2543716
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to replace the existing footpath access to the pump house at Castle Gardens with grasscrete hardstanding. This will accommodate vehicular access to the pump house for maintenance purposes.
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 is sought for the replacement of the existing footpath access to the existing pump house at castle gardens with an area of grasscrete hardstanding to accommodate vehicular access to the pump house for maintenance purposes.
The historical record
How infrastructure applications have been decided in Cork City Council
93% granted
of 217 infrastructure applications granted, refused or part-granted by Cork City Council, 2016–2025.
- The same category nationally
- 91%11,932
- All categories in Cork City Council
- 89%6,609
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Castle Gardens, Station Road, Blarney | Nov 2025 | €575,000 | 69 m |
| Station Rd, Blarney, Cork | May 2026 | €280,000 | 82 m |
| 1 Ard Dara Ave, Station Rd, Blarney | Jun 2026 | €352,000 | 99 m |
| 3 Ard Dara Dr, Station Rd, Blarney | Mar 2026 | €610,000 | 132 m |
| Ashcroft, Station Rd, Blarney | Jul 2025 | €625,000 | 239 m |
| 22 Aisling Geal, Station Rd, Blarneynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €29,255 | 323 m |
| 83 Woodfield, Station Rd, Blarney Cork | May 2025 | €458,000 | 365 m |
| 65 Woodfield, Station Rd, Blarney | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 381 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 received12 March 2025
- Decision due6 May 2025
- Decision issued6 May 2025
- Grant issued17 June 2025
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