4 Windsor Villas, Highfield Avenue, College Road
Demolition of part of a front boundary wall to create a new vehicular entrance on College Road.
2544235 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 October 2025
- Reference
- 2544235
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the partial demolition of an existing front boundary wall and railing at 4 Windsor Villas, Highfield Avenue, College Road. This is to facilitate the creation of a new vehicular entrance to accommodate a single vehicle.
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 sought for the demolition of part of existing front boundary wall and railing to form a vehicular entrance to accommodate a single vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mount St Joseph View, Magazine Road, Cork | Mar 2025 | €375,000 | 97 m |
| Rock House, 3 Adare Villas, Highfield Avenue | Apr 2026 | €515,000 | 98 m |
| 2 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Rd | Jul 2025 | €470,000 | 101 m |
| 1 Carrigside, College Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €600,000 | 128 m |
| 11 Aldergrove, Highfield West, Cork | Apr 2026 | €262,500 | 132 m |
| 6 Fernhurst Villas, College Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 142 m |
| 2 Highfield, Magazine Rd, Cork | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 145 m |
| 15 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Road | Mar 2026 | €485,000 | 148 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 received15 October 2025
- Decision due9 December 2025
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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1938347Cork CityLodged 10 Apr 2019Extension
- Granted40 m away
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2140205Cork CityLodged 18 May 2021Retention
- Refused50 m away
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2140493Cork CityLodged 13 Sept 2021Change of use
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2442873Cork CityLodged 19 Apr 2024Change of use
- Refused80 m away
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1938287Cork CityLodged 6 Mar 2019Alterations
- Refused90 m away
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1938529Cork CityLodged 9 Jul 2019Infrastructure
- Granted110 m away
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1737593Cork CityLodged 10 Oct 2017New dwelling
- Refused120 m away
Permission for development at 3 Mount Saint Joseph's View, Magazine Road, Cork. The development will consist…
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2240969Cork CityLodged 25 Mar 2022Alterations
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