Awaiting decisionChange of use

11 Cook Street, Cork

Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a cafe or restaurant on Cook Street.

1636711 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 January 2016

Reference: 1636711
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 January 2016

Summary

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Permission is sought for the change of use of a ground floor retail and commercial unit to a cafe or restaurant. The works will include a new ground floor entrance and modifications to the first-floor entrance.

Change of useretailrestaurantcafecity centre

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Official record

Development description

For a change of use of ground floor from retail / commercial unit to café or restaurant use. The provision of new entrance at ground floor unit and modification to entrance to first floor unit

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to promote its role as a dynamic mixed used centre for community, economic, civic, cultural and residential growth.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St	Dec 2025	€236,000	151 m
Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St	Feb 2025	€322,000	151 m
11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork	Nov 2025	€346,500	151 m
12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Apr 2026	€475,000	179 m
24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Nov 2025	€10,000	179 m
18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€418,502	179 m
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	182 m
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	182 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

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Application received12 January 2016

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