No. 37 South Mall, Cork
Conversion of a rear annex into two apartments and shopfront alterations to a protected structure on South Mall.
1737245 · Cork City Council · Lodged 4 January 2017
- Reference
- 1737245
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at No. 37 South Mall involves alterations to the front shop façade, including a new office access door. It also seeks a change of use of the rear two-storey annex to create two new apartments with a new balcony, within a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Alterations to front elevation/shop façade including new access door to office, permission for change of use of 2 storey annex to rear of building to 2no. Apartments including new balcony, alterations to elevations of annex and associated site works. These works are to a protected structure and/or within it's curtilage
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, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 69 m |
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| 5 Dunbar St, Cork | May 2026 | €315,000 | 172 m |
| 2 Nicholas Place Apts, 14 Travers St, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 181 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 received4 January 2017
- Decision due3 January 2018
- Decision issued3 January 2018
In the area
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1636901Cork CityLodged 26 May 2016Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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1938687Cork CityLodged 11 Sept 2019Retention
- Awaiting decision70 m away
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- Granted70 m away
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2039758Cork CityLodged 11 Dec 2020Change of use
- Granted80 m away
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