67 & 8a, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Conversion of a former social club on MacCurtain Street into a business and language school.
1636762 · Cork City Council · Lodged 17 February 2016
- Reference
- 1636762
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of a former social club's ground floor entrance, first, and second storeys into a higher education business and language school. The project includes internal alterations.
- Storeys
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for change of use of the existing ground (entrance area), first and second storey former social club to higher education (business & language) school together with internal alterations
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 63 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 128 m |
| 1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Feb 2026 | €322,000 | 173 m |
| 3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 173 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 210 m |
| Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd | Dec 2025 | €825,000 | 237 m |
| 4 Coburg Street, Cork | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 260 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 February 2016
- Decision due12 April 2016
- Decision issued12 April 2016
- Grant issued13 May 2016
- Permission expiry12 May 2021
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