Unit 12 Tus Abhaile, Bother Saclay Time Square, Ballincollig
Change of use from a retail unit to a café with outdoor seating.
176792 · Cork City Council · Lodged 27 October 2017
- Reference
- 176792
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a ground floor unit from retail to a café. The application includes new external signage, an outdoor seating area with removable benches, and a dedicated waste storage area.
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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
Change of use of the ground floor from retail to café along with new external signage to elevations and external seated area consisting of removable benches and dedicated waste storage area.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and promote a mix of residential, employment and other uses in the long term, to ensure the creation of a vibrant, compact and sustainable urban area.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 4 Block 3, Tus Abhaile, Time Square Ballincollig | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 58 m |
| 3 Chapel Gate, Ballincollig, Cork | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 135 m |
| 5 Carrigdene, Ballincollig, Corknot full market price | Mar 2025 | €190,000 | 165 m |
| 97 Castlepark, Ballincollig, Cork | Jun 2025 | €270,000 | 177 m |
| 2 Chapel Lane Row West, The Square, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €140,000 | 230 m |
| 149 Beech Park, Ballincollig, Co Cork | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 254 m |
| 154 Beech Park, Ballincollig, Co Cork | Dec 2025 | €423,000 | 254 m |
| Sonas, Station Road, Ballincollig | Mar 2026 | €945,000 | 306 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 received27 October 2017
- Decision due21 December 2017
- Decision issued13 December 2017
- Grant issued30 January 2018
In the area
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