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Carpark at the south-eastern corner of Wilton Shop, Sarsfield Road, Wilton

Construction of a two-storey drive-thru restaurant at Wilton Shopping Centre car park.

1737330 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 March 2017

Reference: 1737330
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 March 2017

Summary

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The development consists of a new two-storey drive-thru restaurant measuring 571 square metres. It will involve re-arranging the existing car park, resulting in a net reduction of 28 parking spaces, and installing outdoor seating, signage, and landscaping.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 571 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development on lands measuring 0.1399 ha located within an existing car park at the south-east corner of wilton shopping centre. The proposed development will consist of: the provision of a two storey, drive-thru restaurant (571 sq m) with an enclosed yard (19 sq m ) including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises; vehicular and pedestrian access; footpaths; the partial re-arrangement of the existing wilton shopping centre car park resulting in the net reduction of 28 no. Car parking spaces on the site of the proposed restaurant; the provision of 2 no. Disabled parking spaces and 1 no. Set-down space to the west of the internal access road in lieu of area primarily used for standard parking spaces; 10 no. Covered bicycle parking spaces; signage (elevational and freestanding including a 7.45 metre high internally illuminated monument sign to replace the existing monument sign); freestanding structures for the drive-thru restaurant including a height restrictor and customer order points with canopies; outdoor seating area with associated fence and lighting; plant; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments including the provision of a retaining wall along the eastern and southern boundary of the restaurant; and all associated site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
57 Wilton Court, Wilton, Cork	Jul 2025	€390,000	92 m
38 Wilton Court, Wilton, Cork	Mar 2026	€320,000	155 m
86 Wilton Court, Wilton, Corknot full market price	Mar 2025	€163,000	166 m
63 Summerstown Dr, Wilton, Cork	Jan 2025	€457,000	171 m
90 Wilton Court, Cork, Cork	Mar 2025	€305,000	187 m
56 Summertown Dr, Wilton, Cork	Mar 2026	€400,000	204 m
17 Wilton Court, Wilton, Cork	Jul 2025	€350,000	236 m
16 Wilton Court, Wilton, Cork	Apr 2026	€405,000	240 m

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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.

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Application received16 March 2017
Application withdrawn13 February 2018

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