72-73 Shandon Street, Cork City, Co.Cork
Addition of a third floor to an existing building to create three new apartments, with rear alterations and new advertising signage.
1637177 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 December 2016
- Reference
- 1637177
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves adding a single-floor extension on top of an existing two-storey building to accommodate two 2-bedroom and one 1-bedroom apartments. This will require removing the existing pitched roof, altering and demolishing the rear facade to build a new stairwell, and installing commercial advertising signage on the northeast elevation.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 3
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
- A proposed additional single floor extension to existing 2-storey building to provide 2 no. 2-bedroom and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartments including removal of existing pitched roof, alterations and demolition to rear façade to form new stairwell and minor elevation alterations to existing apartments to rear
- Erection of commercial advertising display signage on north east elevation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Popes Quay Court, Cork City, Co Cork | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 53 m |
| 2 Popes Quay Court, Shandon St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 53 m |
| 4 Popes Quay Court, Shandon St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €265,000 | 53 m |
| 50 Shandon Street, Cork City, County Cork | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 62 m |
| 7 or 7/8 Popes Quay, Cork Cityprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €1,650,000 | 63 m |
| 384/384a, Blarney St, Cork City | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 91 m |
| 3 St Rita'S Villas, Shandon St, Cork | May 2026 | €187,000 | 97 m |
| 1 Old Friary Place, Shandon St, Cork | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 102 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 received2 December 2016
- Decision due16 May 2017
- Decision issued16 May 2017
- Grant issued16 June 2017
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