14, Fern Villas, Sheares Street
Convert a four-storey bedsit building into three two-bedroom apartments.
1737703 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 December 2017
- Reference
- 1737703
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the change of use of an existing four-storey residential dwelling in bedsit layout. It will be converted into three two-bedroom apartments, incorporating internal alterations.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 4
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 the change of use of an existing four storey residential dwelling (in bedsit layout) into three two-bedroom apartments incorporating internal alterations.
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 5, Aras Na Hollscoile, Sheares St | Jul 2025 | €251,000 | 9 m |
| 6 Washington Court, Anne St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €370,000 | 69 m |
| 14 Washington Court, Anne St, Washington St | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 94 m |
| 4 Woods Street, Cork City | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 106 m |
| 6 Dyke Parade, Cork | Aug 2025 | €765,000 | 112 m |
| 16 Salmon Weir, Washington St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 130 m |
| Apt 13, Salmon Weir, Washington St | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 130 m |
| 42 Grattan St, Cork, Cork | May 2026 | €460,000 | 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 received21 December 2017
- Decision due23 February 2018
- Decision issued20 February 2018
- Grant issued3 April 2018
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