2 Shandon Street, Cork City
Change of use of a three-storey office building into a four-bedroom townhouse.
1737252 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 January 2017
- Reference
- 1737252
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of an existing disused three-storey office building. It will be converted into a three-storey, four-bedroom townhouse with internal layout alterations.
- Residential unit
- 1
- 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
Change of use of an existing disused 3 storey office building to a 3 storey 4 bedroom town house including alterations to the internal layouts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Cathedral St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 9 m |
| 4 Cathedral St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 15 m |
| 3 Cathedral St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €103,333 | 20 m |
| 2 Cathedral Ave, Cork, Cork | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 48 m |
| Apt 1, 7 Cathedral Ave, Cork | Sept 2025 | €33,708 | 72 m |
| Apt 2, 7 Cathedral Ave, Cork | Sept 2025 | €33,708 | 72 m |
| Apt 3, 7 Cathedral Ave, Cork | Sept 2025 | €33,708 | 72 m |
| 61 Gerald Griffin St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 83 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 received19 January 2017
- Decision due15 March 2017
- Decision issued13 March 2017
- Grant issued26 April 2017
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