12-13 Lee Car Garage, South Terrace, Cork City Centre
Conversion of a former garage from retail to leisure use with building alterations.
1637092 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 September 2016
- Reference
- 1637092
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the former Lee Car Garage from retail to leisure. Alterations include a new mezzanine floor, lockers, changing rooms, bike racks, and replacing a shutter door with a fire exit.
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 usage from retail to leisure usage and for some alterations to the existing building. The alterations consist of new lockers and changing rooms, mezzanine floor, 2 bike racks outside the front entrance, removal of existing shutter door and replaced with the installation of fire exit
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, Rutland Place, South Terrace | Feb 2025 | €254,000 | 59 m |
| 44 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 77 m |
| 24 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 77 m |
| 21 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork City | Feb 2025 | €275,000 | 77 m |
| 19 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €311,000 | 77 m |
| 35 Trinity Court Georges Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €295,000 | 77 m |
| 11 Trinity Court, White Street, Cork | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 77 m |
| 3a St Johns Mews, Douglas St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 97 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 received30 September 2016
- Decision due24 November 2016
- Decision issued24 November 2016
- Grant issued30 December 2016
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