Planning near you · Cork · Ref 1737374

The construction of a residential development of 49 no. student apartments consisting…

O'Riordan's Joinery, Bandon Road and a portion of the Church of the Imm, Lough Road

Final grant

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Proposed use: See council description

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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

12 Apr 2017Application received
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12 Dec 2017Council decisionGranted with conditions
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17 Jan 2018Appeal submitted
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17 Aug 2018Appeal decisionGranted with conditions
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17 Aug 2018Grant recorded
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What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 25 October 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns O'Riordan's Joinery , Bandon Road and a portion of the Church of the Imm , Lough Road. Proposal excerpt: “permission for the construction of a residential development of 49 no. student apartments consisting of 350 no. bed spaces and all ancillary site works. The proposed development provides for the demolition of an existing…” Demolition is included in the proposal description. The appeal outcome is recorded separately from the council decision; the council decision alone gives an incomplete history.

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Location & nearby applications

O'Riordan's Joinery , Bandon Road and a portion of the Church of the Imm , Lough Road

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Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 1737374

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Source records and verification details

Change record: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-10-25T15:50:40.221233+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-20.

Full description from the council file

permission for the construction of a residential development of 49 no. student apartments consisting of 350 no. bed spaces and all ancillary site works. The proposed development provides for the demolition of an existing industrial building and derelict garage adjacent to Loughview Terrace and will consist of 5no. apartment blocks varying in height from 3 to 4 storeys and comprising 34 no. 8 bedroom apartments, 8 no. 7-bedroom apartments, 1 no. 6 bedroom apartments, 3 no. 4 bedroom apartments, 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment, 2 no. 1bedroom studio apartments, 4 no. shared study rooms and a shared amenity/ building management area. The development will include the re-location of a mobile telecommunications mast from the roof of the existing industrial building, to the roof of block 2 of the proposed development. The proposal will provide for a substation / switch room / boiler room, bin store and a pump room / gas cylinder store, associated landscaping and internal shared surface courtyards with car bicycle parking. Access to the site will be via existing entrance from Bandon Road and the proposed development makes provision for rear access to serve existing houses at Loughview Terrace.

Application details

Reference: 1737374
Site address: O'Riordan's Joinery, Bandon Road and a portion of the Church of the Imm, Lough Road
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome: Final grant
Date received: April 12, 2017
Decision due: December 13, 2017
Council decision date: December 12, 2017
Authority: Cork City Council

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