103, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
Change of use from a retail shop to a gelato ice cream shop on Oliver Plunkett Street.
1837733 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 January 2018
- Reference
- 1837733
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of an existing retail premises to a gelato shop. The works include internal modifications, an ice cream making area, a new shopfront with a retail counter, glazed folding doors, an awning, and new signage on Oliver Plunkett Street and Robert Street.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use from existing retail premises for the sale of gelato(ice cream) including all internal modifications and modifications to the existing building façade, including ice cream making area, new shop front with retail counter and customer service area, glazed folding doors, awning and new signage over, and new window and signage on the robert street (west) façade, and all ancillary site works.
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 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 138 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 148 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 148 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 148 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 148 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 148 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 158 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 158 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 received16 January 2018
- Decision due12 March 2018
- Decision issued9 March 2018
- Grant issued20 April 2018
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