Dromgarriff North Whitechurch

What’s proposed

Retention of existing detached garage and permission for alterations to elevations, porch extension and conversion of garage to granny flat

Reference: 12/5787
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 Aug 2012
Observations close: 24 Sept 2012 (closed 5124 days ago)
Decision due: 15 Oct 2012 · decided 11 Oct 2012
Decision: Conditional on 11 Oct 2012
Proposed development: Retention of existing detached garage and permission for alterations to elevations, porch extension and conversion of garage to granny flat
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,218 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44

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