Classes Lake Retail Park , Classes Lake , Ovens

What’s proposed

Permission for the change of use of the existing Unit 4, Classes Lake Retail Park, from restaurant/take-away facility, to childcare facility, to be incorporated into the existing childcare facility at KinderCare Childcare, Classes Lake Retail Park. Works to include proposed internal alterations at Unit 4 and at ground floor of the existing childcare facility to provide internal link to said Unit 4, and all associated site works

2039214 is a planning application to Cork City Council for permission for the change of use of the existing Unit 4, Classes Lake Retail Park, from, received on 27 Mar 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Jul 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 2039214
Local authority: Cork City Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 27 Mar 2020
Observations close: 1 May 2020 (closed 2332 days ago)
Decision due: 16 Jul 2020 · decided 7 Jul 2020
Decision: Conditional on 7 Jul 2020
Proposed development: Permission for the change of use of the existing Unit 4, Classes Lake Retail Park, from restaurant/take-away facility, to childcare facility, to be incorporated into the existing childcare facility at KinderCare Childcare, Classes Lake Retail Park. Works to include proposed internal alterations at Unit 4 and at ground floor of the existing childcare facility to provide internal link to said Unit 4, and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 224 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 192770). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://planning.corkcity.ie/AppFileRefDetails/2039214/0.

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Classes Lake Retail Park , Classes Lake , Ovens

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 18 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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