Sharman Crowford Street, and Wandesford Quay, Cork
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit and car parking to medical use on Sharman Crawford Street.
1636796 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 March 2016
- Reference
- 1636796
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing ground floor retail unit and its internal front car parking into a medical facility. The works will include installing new entrance doors on the northern front elevation and all associated site works.
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 for change of use of existing ground floor retail unit with internal car parking to front of unit, all to medical use with new entrance doors to front elevation(north) and all associated site works
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 C7, Crawford Hall, Sharman Crawford St | Dec 2025 | €402,000 | 38 m |
| 25 Salmon Weir, Washington St, Cork City | Jan 2025 | €261,000 | 62 m |
| Apt 32, Salmon Weir, Lancaster Quay | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 62 m |
| 7 Waterside Quay, Hanover St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €255,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 13, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 12, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 68 m |
| 16 Salmon Weir, Washington St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 96 m |
| Apt 13, Salmon Weir, Washington St | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 96 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 received11 March 2016
- Decision due5 May 2016
- Decision issued5 May 2016
- Grant issued7 June 2016
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