Warner's Cross Roads Ballyleigh planning approved

What’s proposed

Permission for a) change of use from shop (disused) to residential use and b) Permission for retention of single storey extension to rear of dwelling

Reference: 23/5445
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 13 Jul 2023
Observations close: 17 Aug 2023 (closed 1149 days ago)
Decision due: 16 Oct 2023 · decided 16 Oct 2023
Decision: Conditional on 16 Oct 2023
Proposed development: Permission for a) change of use from shop (disused) to residential use and b) Permission for retention of single storey extension to rear of dwelling
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,381 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.

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