Site adjacent to, Seminary Court, Off Seminary Road
Construction of 20 duplex apartments in a three-storey block off Seminary Road.
2543817 · Cork City Council · Lodged 17 April 2025
- Reference
- 2543817
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 20 residential units, comprising 10 one-bed and 10 two-bed units, in a single three-storey duplex block. The scheme includes car and bicycle parking, bin stores, landscaping, and access via Seminary Court.
- Residential units
- 20
- Storeys
- 3
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 construction of 20 no. Residential units (10 no. 1 beds, 10 no. 2 beds) in a single 3 no. Storey duplex block. The development also consists of the development of car parking and bicycle parking, bin stores, landscaping, drainage and all associated works. Access is proposed via the seminary court residential development to the south. The proposed scheme is located to the north of seminary court, off seminary road, farranree, cork city.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Hattons Alley Lane, Great William O Brien Street, Cork | Mar 2026 | €200,000 | 63 m |
| 8 Hattons Alley Lane, Great William O Brien Street, Cork | Mar 2026 | €200,000 | 69 m |
| 10a Hattons Alley, Great William O Brien St, Cork | Mar 2026 | €200,000 | 87 m |
| No 4 81 Great William O'brien St, Blackpool, Cork | Feb 2025 | €77,500 | 102 m |
| No 3 81 Great William O'brien St, Blackpool, Cork | Feb 2025 | €77,500 | 102 m |
| No 1 81 Great William O'brien Stree, Blackpool, Cork | Feb 2025 | €77,500 | 102 m |
| No 2 81 Great William O'brien St, Blackpool, Cork | Feb 2025 | €77,500 | 102 m |
| 88 Great William Obrien St, Cork, Cork | Jun 2025 | €289,000 | 105 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 received17 April 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused60 m away
Permission to develop existing attic floor area to accommodate additional bedroom with new dormer roof…
7 Hattons Alley Lane , Great William O Brien Street , Blackpool
2341872Cork CityLodged 29 Mar 2023Extension
- Refused70 m away
Permission to develop existing attic floor area to accommodate additional bedroom with new dormer roof…
No.8 Hattons Alley Lane , Great William O Brien Street , Blackpool
2341874Cork CityLodged 29 Mar 2023Extension
- Granted70 m away
Permission to construct a 2-storey extension to the rear of the existing house and extend the existing dormer…
14 Parklyn , Brocklesby Street , Blackpool
2342458Cork CityLodged 16 Nov 2023Extension
- Refused90 m away
Permission to develop existing attic floor area to accommodate additional bedroom with new dormer roof…
No. 10A Hattons Alley Lane , Great William O Brien Street , Blackpool
2341873Cork CityLodged 29 Mar 2023Extension
- Granted90 m away
Permission for the substantial demolition of no. 86 Great William O'Brien St to facilitate the construction…
86-86 Geat William O'Brien St , Blackpool
2039633Cork CityLodged 27 Oct 2020Apartments
- Refused90 m away
Permission for the redevelopment of number 86 and part of number 87 Great William O' Brien Street, Blackpool,…
86-87 Great William O' Brien Street , Blackpool , Cork City
2039021Cork CityLodged 3 Jan 2020Apartments
- Granted90 m away
Permission for alterations to existing three-storey public house and residential building, namely; demolition…
88 Great William O Brien Street , Blackpool , Cork
2342316Cork CityLodged 22 Sept 2023Apartments
- Refused100 m away
Permission for the demolition of existing derelict building and construction of four apartments in a new four…
11 Broad Lane , off Great William O Brien Street , Blackpool
2039288Cork CityLodged 18 May 2020Apartments
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedHousing estate
Permission for a residential development of 53 no. two and three storey dwellings (change of site layout and…
The lands of the former , St Finbarr's Seminary (a protected structure) , Farranferris Farranree
1938650Cork CityLodged 28 Aug 2019
- GrantedApartments
Permission for development at 83 Friars Walk, Cork, T12XNY0. The proposed development will consist of the…
83 Friars Walk , Cork
2140330Cork CityLodged 1 Jul 2021
- Awaiting decisionHousing estate
Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 45 no. dwelling units comprising…
Cork Road (L-2037), Farnahoe (townland), Innishannon, Co. Cork
26/0048corkLodged 13 Jan 2026
- GrantedApartments
Permission for a residential scheme on a site at 152 Sundays Well Avenue, Cork City. The proposed scheme will…
152 Sundays Well Avenue , Cork City
2039744Cork CityLodged 10 Dec 2020
- RefusedHousing estate
Permission for the construction of 9 no. 2 storey dwelling houses, consisting of 8 semi-detached dwellings…
Gleann Iris , Rathpeacon , Killeens
2443118Cork CityLodged 24 Jul 2024
- RefusedApartments
Permission for a residential scheme on a site at 152 Sunday's Well Avenue, Cork City. The proposed scheme…
152 Sundays Well Avenue , Cork City
1938308Cork CityLodged 15 Mar 2019
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.