Corner of Sharman Crawford Street, and Wandesford Quay, Cork
An extension to St Finbarr's Car Park to provide 100 additional car spaces and a car rental office.
1838037 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 August 2018
- Reference
- 1838037
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will add 60 public car spaces across the second, third, and roof levels, with access via Wandesford Quay. It also includes 40 car rental spaces on the ground and first floors, alongside a small ground-floor office.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 12 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
Planning permission for an extension st finbarr's car park to provide 100 no additional car spaces. The extension will consist of 60 no. Public car park spaces to be provided at second, third and roof level with access maintained through the existing entrance at wandesford quay and a car rental use consisting of 40 no. Car spaces at ground and first floor and an associated office 12.12m2 located at the ground floor facing wandesford quay. The site is bound by sharman crawford st. To the east, wandesford quay to the north, adjoins st. Finbarr's public to the west and the grounds of st. Aloysius secondary school to the south.
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 C7, Crawford Hall, Sharman Crawford St | Dec 2025 | €402,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 32, Salmon Weir, Lancaster Quay | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 86 m |
| 25 Salmon Weir, Washington St, Cork City | Jan 2025 | €261,000 | 86 m |
| Apt 13, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 91 m |
| 7 Waterside Quay, Hanover St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €255,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 12, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 91 m |
| 16 Salmon Weir, Washington St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 121 m |
| Apt 13, Salmon Weir, Washington St | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 121 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 received30 August 2018
- Decision due24 October 2018
- Decision issued22 October 2018
- Grant issued29 March 2019
- Appeal submitted19 November 2018
- Appeal decided29 March 2019
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