No. 891011 Travers Street, Cork
Demolition of a workshop to build two houses, and change of use of an office to a dwelling extension.
1636837 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 April 2016
- Reference
- 1636837
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 April 2016
- Residential units
- 3
- Floor area
- 270.48 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing a spray painting workshop and part of a kitchen extension to build two new houses. It also includes changing the use of an office to a dwelling, with alterations and an infill archway to extend the adjoining house.
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 to demolish existing spray painting workshop. To also demolish part of existing kitchen extension to existing dwelling house no. 9, to facilitate the construction of 2 no. Dwelling houses on the site of j. & j. Hartnett spray painting workshop. Permission is also sought for change of use from office to dwelling with alterations to roadside elevations and to infill archway to facilitate an extension to adjoining dwelling house
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 5 October 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 March 2018.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nicholas Place Apts, 14 Travers St, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 24 m |
| 16 Nicholas Court, Travers St, Cork City | Sept 2025 | €260,000 | 25 m |
| 12 Nicholas Court, Travers St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €245,000 | 27 m |
| 30 Abbey St, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €275,000 | 57 m |
| 67 Evergreen Street, Cork | Mar 2026 | €385,000 | 59 m |
| 13 St Nicholas Church Place, Cove St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €386,000 | 72 m |
| 2 Abbey Gate, Mary St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 79 m |
| 4 Greenfield Lane, Abbey St, Cork City | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 80 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 received15 April 2016
- Decision due9 June 2016
- Decision issued9 June 2016
- Grant issued12 July 2016
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