No.5 Pearse Square, Ballyphehane, Cork
Change of use from a vacant retail unit to a restaurant with a hot food takeaway in Ballyphehane.
1637146 · Cork City Council · Lodged 10 November 2016
- Reference
- 1637146
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of a vacant retail unit to a restaurant with a hot food takeaway. It also includes providing a hardstanding area in the yard and reinstating access to the rear lane.
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Official record
Development description
The change of use from vacant retail unit to restaurant with hot food takeaway at no. 5 pearse square, ballyphehane, cork. The provision of hardstanding area in yard and reinstatement of access to the lane at the rear of the premises
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Fr Dominic Road, Ballyphehane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €352,000 | 69 m |
| 81 Fr Dominic Rd, Ballyphehane, Corknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €178,000 | 75 m |
| 83 Fr Dominic Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Jul 2025 | €375,000 | 80 m |
| 202 Pearse Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Sept 2025 | €282,000 | 86 m |
| 4a Lower Pouladuff Road, Cork | Sept 2025 | €465,000 | 99 m |
| 36 Father Dominic Rd, Ballyphehane, Corknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €130,000 | 105 m |
| 32 Fr Dominic Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Oct 2025 | €296,000 | 117 m |
| 127 Pearse Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 122 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 received10 November 2016
- Decision due13 January 2017
- Decision issued13 January 2017
- Grant issued7 July 2017
- Appeal submitted7 February 2017
- Appeal decided7 July 2017
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