Unit 31, Phase 3 Building, Blackpool Shopping Centre
Change of use from retail to a restaurant or café at Blackpool Shopping Centre.
1636920 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 June 2016
- Reference
- 1636920
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the permitted use of Unit 31 from retail to a restaurant/café. The proposed hours of operation are from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
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
Change of the permitted use from retail to restaurant/café with hours of operation from 7.00hrs to 22.00hrs
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6a Lower Dublin Hill, Dublin Hill, Cork | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 131 m |
| 9 Lower Dublin Hill, Blackpool, Cork | Mar 2025 | €226,700 | 136 m |
| 11 Heron Gate, Blackpool Park, Blackpool | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 166 m |
| Apt 10, Heron Gate, Blackpool | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 166 m |
| 12 Delaney Park, Dublin Hill, Corknot full market price | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 200 m |
| 21 Dublin St, Blackpool, Cork | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 227 m |
| 5 Springview Terrace, Commons Road, Cork | May 2026 | €18,750 | 234 m |
| 5 Springview Terrace, Commons Road, Cork | May 2026 | €150,000 | 234 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 June 2016
- Decision due9 August 2016
- Decision issued5 August 2016
- Grant issued7 September 2016
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- Granted80 m away
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