Virgin Media Park-Stadium, Tramore Road, Ballyphehane
Retention of a telecommunications base station mounted on a stadium floodlight.
2544013 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 July 2025
- Reference
- 2544013
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 11 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to retain a telecommunication base station at Virgin Media Park. The installation comprises an antennae dish, equipment cabin, and associated equipment mounted onto an existing floodlight.
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
For retention permission to retain a telecommunication base station comprising antennae dish, equipment cabin and associated equipment onto a floodlight.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, retain and enhance the range and quality of sports facilities and grounds.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Botanic Rd, Ballyphehane, Corknot full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 138 m |
| Grange Ville, 33 Pearse Road, Ballyphehanenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €160,000 | 173 m |
| 85 Kent Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | May 2026 | €435,000 | 185 m |
| 95 Kent Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork City | Apr 2025 | €305,000 | 196 m |
| 5 Slieve Mish Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 198 m |
| 9 Botanic Rd, Cork, Cork | May 2026 | €383,000 | 208 m |
| 12 Slieve Mish Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 215 m |
| 62 Kent Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Oct 2025 | €413,000 | 215 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 July 2025
- Decision due4 September 2025
- Decision issued3 September 2025
- Grant issued13 October 2025
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