4 5 and 6, South Main Street
Permission is sought to convert the upper floors of a former nightclub into a 16-bedroom hostel.
1737597 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 October 2017
- Reference
- 1737597
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the first, second, and third floors of 4, 5, and 6 South Main Street from a nightclub to a 16-bedroom hostel. The works will also include the interconnection of numbers 4/5 with number 6 at the first and second-floor levels.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for change of use of first, second and third floor of 4,5 and 6 south main street from nightclub to a 16 bedroom hostel, for interconnection of 4/5 with 6 south main street at first and second floor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Classic House, Washington Street | Apr 2026 | €292,500 | 58 m |
| Apt 1, 14 Washington St, Cork City | Apr 2026 | €780,000 | 60 m |
| 20d, Wilton Manor, Wilton | May 2026 | €310,000 | 79 m |
| Apartment 1, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 82 m |
| Apartment 2, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 87 m |
| Apartment 3, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 87 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Apr 2025 | €525,000 | 90 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Jul 2025 | €525,000 | 90 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 received12 October 2017
- Decision due28 May 2018
- Decision issued24 May 2018
- Grant issued5 July 2018
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