No. 3, Dublin Street, Blackpool
Change of use from tool hire to a restaurant and takeaway, with a new rear extension.
1737654 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 November 2017
- Reference
- 1737654
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a former tool and plant hire premises into a restaurant with a takeaway facility on the ground floor. The works involve demolishing an existing single-storey rear extension to build a new one, and replacing a front window with a door.
- Storey
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use of premises from tool and plant hire use to restaurant with take away facility at ground floor level together with permission to, (i) demolish existing single storey extension and construct new single storey extension at the rear and (ii) replace 1 no. Window with a single door to the front elevation
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Lower Dublin Hill, Blackpool, Cork | Mar 2025 | €226,700 | 41 m |
| 6a Lower Dublin Hill, Dublin Hill, Cork | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 66 m |
| 24 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork | Jan 2025 | €190,000 | 94 m |
| 21 Dublin St, Blackpool, Cork | Apr 2025 | €170,000 | 123 m |
| 35 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork City | Oct 2025 | €135,000 | 140 m |
| 12 Delaney Park, Dublin Hill, Corknot full market price | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 197 m |
| 83 Spring Lane, Blackpool, Cork | May 2025 | €140,000 | 199 m |
| Apt 5 Glen Hall, Thomas Davis St, Blackpool | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 235 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 received28 November 2017
- Decision due31 January 2018
- Decision issued29 January 2018
- Grant issued10 September 2018
- Appeal submitted26 February 2018
- Appeal decided10 September 2018
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