6-15 Opera Avenue, Faulkner's Lane, Cork
Installation of a new shopfront and updated signage for the H&M store on Faulkner's Lane.
1637057 · Cork City Council · Lodged 5 September 2016
- Reference
- 1637057
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves installing a new shopfront to Unit 6 along Faulkner's Lane to match the existing H&M unit. It also includes upgrading existing signage and installing three new H&M logos internally and externally across Faulkner's Lane, Academy Street, and Emmet Place.
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
Permission for the development at this site, 6-15 opera avenue, faulkner's lane, cork, ireland. The development will consist of the installation of a new shop front to unit 6 along faulkner's lane, in or to match the existing h&m unit. In addition to an upgrade of all existing signage and the installation of 3 new h&m logos, which will be placed internally and externally, along faulkner's lane, academy street and emmet place.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 51 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 51 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 51 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 54 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 54 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 54 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 54 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 54 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 received5 September 2016
- Decision due12 December 2016
- Decision issued12 December 2016
- Grant issued23 January 2017
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