GrantedCommercialDecided 2 May 2019

Units within The Savoy Centre located at, Saint Patrick's Street/Drawbridge Street/William S, and Number 111-112 Saint Patrick's Street

Amalgamation of retail units, relocation of a café, and change of use of first-floor space at the Savoy Centre.

1838168 · Cork City Council · Lodged 14 December 2018

Reference: 1838168
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 December 2018

Summary

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The development involves amalgamating two ground-floor retail units and relocating a café to the Drawbridge Street side with a new shopfront. It also includes changing the use of the former first-floor Hickeys space from retail to storage and ancillary office use.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a proposed development within the savoy centre affecting the ground floor of nos. 111-112 saint patrick's street (formerly a-wear) and the rear (western) elevation fronting onto drawbridge street and the partial southern elevation fronting onto william street, cork city. The proposed development involves the amalgamation of two no. Retail units the current jd sports unit and the former a-wear unit on the ground floor and the consequent relocation of the café unit within the centre to the drawbridge street side which will involve the construction of a new shopfront elevation onto drawbridge street. The proposed development also includes the change of use of the former hickeys space at first floor level from retail to storage/ancillary office use. The removal of the upper floor access from saint patrick's street to the upper floors of 111-112 is also proposed. The creation of a service route access to the café unit which will be accessed via william street. Indicative masterplan drawings for the entire site are also included with this application. These works include... The removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, plant space, etc. Permission is sought for the above and associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 17 June 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 March 2020.

Notified floor area: 1,833.91 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2025	€510,000	82 m
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	82 m
45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	May 2025	€530,000	82 m
44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2026	€560,000	82 m
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	82 m
18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€418,502	119 m
12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Apr 2026	€475,000	119 m
24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Nov 2025	€10,000	119 m

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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

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Application received14 December 2018
Decision due2 May 2019
Decision issued2 May 2019
Grant issued13 June 2019

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