16 Homeville Place, Gaol Cross, Western Road
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a restaurant with a takeaway and new signage.
1737395 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 April 2017
- Reference
- 1737395
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the change of use of an existing ground-floor retail unit to a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway. It also includes alterations to the front elevations and new signage.
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
Permission for the change of use of an existing retail unit on ground floor to restaurant use with ancillary takeaway and alterations to front elevations including signage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sunnyside, Western Rd, Cork | Feb 2025 | €425,000 | 46 m |
| Shandon Lawn, 1 Fairy Lawn, Western Road | May 2026 | €550,000 | 56 m |
| Carrig House, 1a Fairy Lawn, Western Road | Oct 2025 | €600,000 | 61 m |
| Carrig House, 1a Fairy Lawn, Western Road | Apr 2026 | €700,000 | 61 m |
| 3 Annaville, Western Rd, Cork | Dec 2025 | €1,220,000 | 128 m |
| 1 Bernadette Place, Western Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €173,935 | 223 m |
| 5 Montfort Park, Mardyke, Cork | Mar 2025 | €365,000 | 308 m |
| 2 Lisaniska, Western Rd, Cork | Apr 2026 | €810,000 | 339 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 received21 April 2017
- Decision due15 June 2017
- Decision issued15 June 2017
- Grant issued24 November 2017
- Appeal submitted12 July 2017
- Appeal decided24 November 2017
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