No.2 French Church Street, Cork
Retention of a change of use from retail to a café on French Church Street.
1637196 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 December 2016
- Reference
- 1637196
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of the ground floor of an existing two-storey building from retail to a café/coffee shop. Permission is also sought for a new front awning.
- Storeys
- 2
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
The retention of a change of use of the ground floor of an existing two storey building from retail to a café/coffee shop and permission for the provision of an awning to the front 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
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 | 69 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 69 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 92 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 92 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 92 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 110 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 110 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 received12 December 2016
- Decision due14 February 2017
- Decision issued13 February 2017
- Grant issued16 March 2017
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