No 37, South Mall, Cork
Retention of shopfront alterations and internal wall rebuilding at a protected structure.
1737682 · Cork City Council · Lodged 13 December 2017
- Reference
- 1737682
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for alterations to the front elevation and shop façade, including a new access door, window, structural block piers, and structural beams. The works also include the demolition of internal walls and rebuilding of new block walls within a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Permission to retain alterations to front elevation/shop façade including new access door and window 3 no. Structural block piers structural beams over shop front and site works which include demolition of internal walls and rebuilding of new block walls as constructed. These works are to a protected structure and/or within it's curtilage
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, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 69 m |
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 112 m |
| 5 Dunbar St, Cork | May 2026 | €315,000 | 172 m |
| 2 Nicholas Place Apts, 14 Travers St, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 181 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 received13 December 2017
- Decision due15 February 2018
- Decision issued14 February 2018
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