No. 25 Earlwood Estate, The Lough, Cork
Change of use from a doctor's surgery to a café with an outdoor seating area and signage.
1737589 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 October 2017
- Reference
- 1737589
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a doctor's surgery into a café. The development will include an external deck and canopy seating area at the front, a signage board in the car park, and internal access to a rear office for use as a store room.
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 change of a use from a doctor's surgery to a café with an external deck & canopy seating area to front & with a signage board in car park. Internal access is to be provided to existing rear office area for use as store room for café and retail unit and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na Geanna Fiana, 27 Togher Road, Cork | Nov 2025 | €364,500 | 43 m |
| Elmsleigh, 13 Brookfield Lawn, The Lough | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 73 m |
| 18 Brookfield Lawn, The Lough, Cork | Apr 2026 | €560,000 | 93 m |
| 13 Ardmanning Lawn, The Lough, Togher | Apr 2026 | €445,000 | 147 m |
| 258 Pearse Road, Lough End, Ballyphehane | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 150 m |
| 258 Pearse Road, Lough End, Ballyphehane | Jun 2026 | €420,000 | 150 m |
| 7 Ardmanning Lawn, The Louth, Cork | Dec 2025 | €461,250 | 184 m |
| 233 Pearse Rd, The Lough, Cork | Feb 2025 | €245,000 | 187 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 received2 October 2017
- Application withdrawn28 May 2018
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