The Yard Finnamore, Mounthovel Rochestown Rd, Cork
Amendments to a previously approved application to keep and narrow the existing entrance instead of building a new one.
2544011 · Cork City Council · Lodged 10 July 2025
- Reference
- 2544011
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks amendments to a previously approved planning permission. The changes involve removing the proposal for a new entrance and instead continuing to use the existing entrance, which will be reduced in width to 3 metres.
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 amendments to the approved planning application ref no 24/43343. The amendments consist of (1). The removal from the planning approval of the provision of a newly proposed entrance. (2). The continued use of the existing entrance with the reduction in its width, in keeping with road service guidelines to 3m.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Courtyard, Rochestown Road, Cork | Jun 2025 | €975,000 | 39 m |
| Bofeenaun, 2 Brookfield, Rochestown Rd | Mar 2025 | €750,000 | 104 m |
| Beechvale Lawn, Rochestown Rd, Cork | Dec 2025 | €1,490,000 | 129 m |
| 2 Ashley, Rochestown Road, Cork | Dec 2025 | €264,000 | 158 m |
| 4 Ashley, Rochestown Road, Cork | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 158 m |
| 3 Ashley, Rochestown Rd, Rochestown | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 158 m |
| 1 Ashley, Rochestown Road, Cork | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 158 m |
| Hillcrest, The Close, Rochestown Rd | Feb 2025 | €697,500 | 195 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 received10 July 2025
- Decision due3 September 2025
- Decision issued3 September 2025
- Grant issued13 October 2025
In the area
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078954corkLodged 25 Jun 2007
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044242corkLodged 11 Jun 2004New dwelling
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184363corkLodged 13 Feb 2018New dwelling
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Construction of a single detached, two storey, 3 bed dwelling, including all associated works
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184915Cork CityLodged 13 Apr 2018New dwelling
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