GrantedOtherDecided 12 November 2025

Ballintemple National School, Boreenmanna Road, Ballintemple

Demolition of prefabs and construction of a new one-to-three storey school building at Ballintemple National School.

2543752 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 March 2025

Reference: 2543752
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 March 2025

Summary

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The development consists of clearing existing pre-fabricated buildings to construct a new school building ranging from one to three storeys. The facility will include classrooms, special education units, a general purpose hall, a roof play area, a new vehicular entrance, and solar PV panels.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at ballintemple national school, boreenmanna road, ballintemple, cork, co. Cork, t12wn44. The development will consist of existing pre-fabricated buildings on site and general site clearance; the construction of a 1 to 3-storey school building including general and specialist classrooms, special education needs (sen) units, a general purpose hall, server, library, multi-purpose room, offices, staff room, stores, toilets, and ancillary spaces; the provision of a revised two-way vehicular entrance to the south of the site from the boreenmanna road (r852), and adjacent pedestrian and cyclist entrance, and new internal road network; the provision of sheltered bicycle parking, car parking, set-down areas, and a turning area within the school grounds; the provision of external play and amenity areas including a roof play area enclosed on all sides, a sen play area, a ballcourt, social areas, and all associated landscaping, boundary treatments and site lighting; the provision of external bin stores, storage shelters, associated drainage, attenuation and other site services; solar pv panels at roof level; and all related site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
18 Belfield Abbey, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	May 2026	€435,000	53 m
45 Elder Wood Park, Boreenmanna Road, Ballinlough	Aug 2025	€308,000	69 m
Apartment 202, The Willows, Boreenmana Road	Jun 2025	€415,000	69 m
21 Belfield Abbey, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	Jun 2025	€462,000	83 m
Apt 306, The Willows, Boreenmanna Rd	Oct 2025	€355,000	88 m
315 The Willows, Boreenmana Road, Cork	Mar 2026	€395,000	88 m
115 The Willows, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork	Jan 2026	€370,000	89 m
21 Richmond Estate, Blackrock	Jan 2010	€375,000	135 m

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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 March 2025
Decision due12 November 2025
Decision issued12 November 2025

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