39 Princes Street, Cork, Co.Cork
Retention of a ground floor coffee shop with seating on Princes Street.
1637002 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 July 2016
- Reference
- 1637002
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the use of a ground floor unit as a coffee shop with seating. The application includes ancillary uses such as storage, covering a gross area of 171.5 square metres.
- Floor area
- 172 m²
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
Retention permission is sought for the use of the unit as a coffee shop with seating and associated and ancillary uses including storage use , at ground floor. The area subject to the coffee shop with seating use is 171.5sq. M gross.
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, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 129 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 129 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 129 m |
| Apt 1, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 135 m |
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €13,585 | 135 m |
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 135 m |
| Apt 1, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 145 m |
| Apt 2, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 145 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 received28 July 2016
- Decision due21 September 2016
- Decision issued21 September 2016
- Grant issued24 October 2016
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