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Planning near you · Cork · Ref 2342162

The partial demolition of the existing ruined building in the south west corner…

Lands associated with, 1 and 2 Ashton Place and, Ashton Park

Final grant

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Proposed use
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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.

  1. Application received
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: decision_date

  3. Appeal submitted
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _appeal_submitted_date

  4. Grant recorded
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _grant_date

  5. Appeal decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: retained record

    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _appeal_decision_date

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 Lands associated with , 1 and 2 Ashton Place and , Ashton Park. Proposal excerpt: “Permission for development which will consist of (i) the partial demolition of the existing ruined building in the south west corner of the site; (ii) The construction of 2 no. apartment blocks ranging in height from 5 t…” 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

Lands associated with , 1 and 2 Ashton Place and , Ashton Park

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No other mapped applications within 5 km were found in the records available for this page.

Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 2342162

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

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: 2026-10-25T15:50:25.586219+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-20.

Full description from the council file
Permission for development which will consist of (i) the partial demolition of the existing ruined building in the south west corner of the site; (ii) The construction of 2 no. apartment blocks ranging in height from 5 to 6 storeys containing 44 no. apartment units comprised of 1 no. studio apartment, 9 no. 1-bed apartments, 29 no. 2-bed apartments, and 5 no. 3 bed apartments all served by open space in the form of balconies and/or ground floor terraces; (iii) The construction of 4 no. 3 storey 4 bed mews houses; (iv) the development will be accessed via a new vehicular entrance off Ashton Park. The proposal includes improvement works on the junction between Ashton Park and Blackrock Road and includes the provision of a controlled pedestrian crossing on Blackrock Road to the north and an uncontrolled crossing on Ashton Park to the west as part of enabling infrastructure as well as the re-instatement of the existing historical public lane (Ashton Avenue) from Blackrock Road running west of no. 1 Ashton Place, which will be used as a pedestrian and cycle access into the development. The proposed development provides for outdoor amenity areas (including podium level amenity space), landscaping, car parking, bicycle parking, bin stores, ESB substation, public lighting, roof mounted solar panels, signage, and all ancillary site development works.
Application details
Reference
2342162
Site address
Lands associated with, 1 and 2 Ashton Place and, Ashton Park
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Final grant
Date received
July 17, 2023
Decision due
April 04, 2024
Council decision date
April 04, 2024
Authority
Cork City Council

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