Balmoral, Douglas Road, Cork
Change of use of part of a ground floor dwelling to a physiotherapy clinic, alongside entrance alterations.
2543909 · Cork City Council · Lodged 23 May 2025
- Reference
- 2543909
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert part of the ground floor of an existing dwelling into a physiotherapy clinic. It also includes the retention of a widened vehicular entrance, permission to reduce the entrance width, and alterations to the boundary wall.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a change of use of part of existing ground floor dwelling to a physiotherapy clinic, retention of widening vehicular entrance, permission to reduce existing vehicular entrance width, alterations to existing boundary wall and all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moyard, Woodview, Douglas Rd | Aug 2025 | €1,205,000 | 98 m |
| 29 Sommerville, Reeveswood, Douglas | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 108 m |
| 25 Sommerville, Reeveswood, Douglas Rd | Mar 2026 | €301,000 | 123 m |
| Danville, Douglas Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €245,000 | 149 m |
| 19 Sommerville, Reeveswood, Douglas | Jan 2025 | €315,000 | 154 m |
| 24 Somerville, Reeveswood, Douglas | Oct 2025 | €370,000 | 155 m |
| Cuan, Well Road, Douglasprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,072,687 | 161 m |
| Apartment 33, Douglas Wells, Well Road | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 165 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 received23 May 2025
- Decision due17 July 2025
- Decision issued16 July 2025
- Grant issued25 August 2025
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