7-10, Wood's Street
Demolition of four buildings and construction of a new Cancer Care Centre in Cork City.
1737472 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 June 2017
- Reference
- 1737472
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10 Wood's Street. A new 2 to 3-storey Cancer Care Centre measuring 421 sq m will be constructed, featuring offices, reception, social space, counselling rooms, and a reading room.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 421 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of no's 7,8,9&10 wood's street, cork city, and for the construction of a new cancer care centre and all associated site works on a 0.02 ha site. The development, measuring 421 sq m, which will range in height from 2 to 3 storeys, will include, offices, reception, waiting area, social space, multi-purpose space, counselling rooms, reading room and all associated ancillary spaces.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Woods Street, Cork City | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 35 m |
| 6 Dyke Parade, Cork | Aug 2025 | €765,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 5, Aras Na Hollscoile, Sheares St | Jul 2025 | €251,000 | 92 m |
| Apartment 1, 6 Lancaster Quay, Cork | Apr 2026 | €630,000 | 96 m |
| 6 Washington Court, Anne St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €370,000 | 107 m |
| 6 Mardyke St, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €348,000 | 124 m |
| 14 Washington Court, Anne St, Washington St | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 142 m |
| Apt 13, Salmon Weir, Washington St | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 145 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 June 2017
- Decision due4 January 2018
- Decision issued3 January 2018
- Grant issued3 October 2018
- Appeal submitted26 January 2018
- Appeal decided3 October 2018
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