Ground Floor Unit, 23-25 Princes Street/54 South Mall, Cork
Change of use of a former ground floor bank to a restaurant with internal and external alterations.
1636901 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 May 2016
- Reference
- 1636901
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a former ground floor bank unit into a restaurant. The works will include internal alterations, new external signage and lighting, minor elevation changes, and rear extract duct work.
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
The change of use from a former ground floor bank to restaurant use including; internal alterations; new external signage and lighting; minor alterations to front and side elevations; extract duct work to rear; associated drainage works and all ancillary development works at ground floor unit.
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, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 131 m |
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 133 m |
| Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 170 m |
| Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 170 m |
| Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 170 m |
| Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 170 m |
| 5 Dunbar St, Cork | May 2026 | €315,000 | 230 m |
| Apartment 1, 30 South Main St., Cork | Sept 2025 | €700,000 | 231 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 received26 May 2016
- Decision due20 July 2016
- Decision issued18 July 2016
- Grant issued19 December 2016
- Appeal submitted15 August 2016
- Appeal decided19 January 2017
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