55-60, South Main Street, Cork
Amendments to a permitted development, replacing a cinema with office and educational spaces.
1737658 · Cork City Council · Lodged 29 November 2017
- Reference
- 1737658
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks amendments to a previously granted permission. The changes include increasing ground floor retail space, reconfiguring 7 permitted cinema screens into office/educational spaces across 4 floors, and modifying external elevations and finishes.
- Floor area
- 6,543 m²
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 is sought for amendments to the development previously granted planning permission, ref: 10/34698, pl28.239383 on the central area (zone b) incorporating the counting house and brewery building behind as follows: increase of ground floor retail space from 1,161m² to 1,394m²; reconfiguring of the previously granted 7 cinema screens, totalling an area of 2,929m² across 3 floors; into proposed office/educational spaces across 4 floors totalling an area of 6,543m² ; modifications in the plan form of all floors; modifications of all external elevations to include the reduction in overall height of the building; replacing cladded finish to upper floor with glazed and metal panelled facades; modifications to the external finishes of all elevations and glazing
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 23 October 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 10 April 2022.
Notified floor area: 8,400 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 30 South Main St., Cork | Sept 2025 | €700,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 2b, Hanover Street, Cork | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 116 m |
| 6 St Dommick Terrace, Crosses Green, Cork | Jun 2026 | €308,000 | 130 m |
| 6 St Dommick Terrace, Crosses Green, Cork | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 130 m |
| Apartment 2, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 131 m |
| Apartment 3, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 131 m |
| Apartment 1, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 133 m |
| Apt 1 The Flying Enterprise Complex, South Gate Bridge, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €1,100,000 | 140 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 received29 November 2017
- Decision due2 April 2018
- Decision issued29 March 2018
- Grant issued10 May 2018
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