20 Coburg Street, Cork
Extension and alterations to an upper-floor apartment on Coburg Street, including a first-floor terrace.
1636936 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 June 2016
- Reference
- 1636936
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extending and altering an existing upper-floor apartment unit. Works include a rear extension with a first-floor terrace, rear extensions at the second and third floors, new roof lights, and internal alterations including a new staircase.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Extension and alterations to the existing residential apartment unit on the upper floors (with entrance from ground floor) to comprise rear extension including terrace at first floor, rear extension at second and third floors, new roof lights in the existing roof on the front elevation and internal alterations including new stairs at all levels together with associated site and ancillary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Coburg Street, Cork | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 30 m |
| 1 Richmond Hill, Cork, Cork | Jun 2026 | €193,000 | 105 m |
| Apartment 1 & Others, 15 Devonshire Street, Cork | May 2026 | €785,000 | 133 m |
| 38 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 150 m |
| 44 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 150 m |
| 30 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €311,000 | 150 m |
| 57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 150 m |
| 33 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 150 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 received20 June 2016
- Decision due27 January 2017
- Decision issued25 January 2017
- Grant issued27 February 2017
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