GrantedChange of useDecided 27 November 2017

125, Patrick's Street, Cork

Change of use from retail to a tourist information office with a new shopfront and signage.

1737588 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 October 2017

Reference: 1737588
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 October 2017

Summary

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Fáilte Ireland is seeking permission to modify a building on Patrick's Street. The project involves changing the use of a 67 square metre ground floor retail space into a tourist information office, featuring a new shopfront, backlit signage, and roof-level plant equipment.

Change of usetourismshopfrontcity centre

Floor area: 67 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought by fáilte ireland for modification to the existing building at 125 patrick's street, cork to include: change of use of existing ground floor retail space to a tourist information office (67m²) with new shopfront facing onto lavitt's quay and st. Patrick's street, together with raised backlit signage to new stone fascia and associated plant to internal face of parapet wall at roof level

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
35 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Jun 2026	€312,500	148 m
31 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	May 2026	€425,000	148 m
38 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Dec 2025	€400,000	148 m
44 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Aug 2025	€280,000	148 m
57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork	Jan 2025	€310,000	148 m
33 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Apr 2026	€420,000	148 m
30 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Jun 2025	€311,000	148 m
4 Coburg Street, Cork	Dec 2025	€70,000	153 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received2 October 2017
Decision due27 November 2017
Decision issued27 November 2017
Grant issued9 January 2018

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