Unit 38, Blackpool Shopping Centre, Blackpool
Change of use from retail to a restaurant or café at Blackpool Shopping Centre.
1636921 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 June 2016
- Reference
- 1636921
- 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 38 from retail to a restaurant/café. The proposed hours of operation will align with the shopping centre's opening hours.
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 as the shopping centre opening hours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Lower Dublin Hill, Blackpool, Cork | Mar 2025 | €226,700 | 91 m |
| 6a Lower Dublin Hill, Dublin Hill, Cork | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 103 m |
| 21 Dublin St, Blackpool, Cork | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 142 m |
| 35 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork City | Oct 2025 | €135,000 | 168 m |
| 24 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork | Jan 2025 | €190,000 | 168 m |
| 5 Springview Terrace, Commons Road, Cork | May 2026 | €18,750 | 219 m |
| 5 Springview Terrace, Commons Road, Cork | May 2026 | €150,000 | 219 m |
| 12 Delaney Park, Dublin Hill, Corknot full market price | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 222 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
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Permission for a)change of use at ground floor (311 sqm) from Retail to Class 2, b) ATM in existing window…
51/52 Blackpool Shopping Centre , Blackpool , Cork
1737435Cork CityLodged 26 May 2017Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Permission for a) change of use at ground floor (311sqm) from Retail to Banking use, b) ATM in existing…
51/52 Blackpool Shopping Centre , Blackpool , Cork
1737460Cork CityLodged 7 Jun 2017Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Permission for the retention of a 140sqm single-storey Autofast car servicing and valet facility, including…
Autofast , Unit 57 , Blackpool Shopping Centre
2039147Cork CityLodged 6 Mar 2020Retention
- Granted90 m away
Change of the permitted use from retail to restaurant/café with hours of operation from 7.00hrs to 22.00hrs
Unit 31 , Phase 3 Building , Blackpool Shopping Centre
1636920Cork CityLodged 15 Jun 2016Change of use
- Refused90 m away
Permission for a change of use from hair salon to gaming/amusement arcade with ancillary site works
Unit 6 Moremiles Business Centre , Redforge Road , Blackpool
2443536Cork CityLodged 20 Dec 2024Change of use
- Refused90 m away
Permission for change of use of premises from tool and plant hire use to restaurant with take away facility…
No. 3 , Dublin Street , Blackpool
1737654Cork CityLodged 28 Nov 2017Change of use
- Refused100 m away
Change of use of existing retail/restaurant to amusement arcade
Unit 9 Moremiles Centre , Dublin Street , Blackpool
1637157Cork CityLodged 17 Nov 2016Change of use
- Granted110 m away
Permission to sub-divide an existing single property to create 2no. individual dwelling units & all other…
7 Dublin Street , Blackpool , Cork
1837729Cork CityLodged 15 Jan 2018Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
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- GrantedChange of use
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- GrantedChange of use
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- GrantedChange of use
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