No. 20 Hanover Street, Cork
Extension and change of use of a warehouse to a coffee/wine bar and offices.
1838175 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 December 2018
- Reference
- 1838175
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves adding three storeys to the rear of an existing warehouse to create a six-storey building. The completed development will feature a ground-floor coffee/wine bar and offices on the upper floors.
- Storeys
- 6
- Floor area
- 1,188 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
Permission... For the extension and change of use of an existing warehouse... The front section of the building will remain three storey, as is. Three additional storeys shall be added to the existing two-storey rear section which shall be c 15.2m high. The completed building will comprise a coffee/wine bar (c. 68sq. M. ) and offices on the ground floor, and further offices on the upper floors, totalling c. 1120 sq. M. Of office space.
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 2b, Hanover Street, Cork | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 1 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Jul 2025 | €525,000 | 79 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Apr 2025 | €525,000 | 79 m |
| 20d, Wilton Manor, Wilton | May 2026 | €310,000 | 91 m |
| Apartment 1, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 121 m |
| Apt 13, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 128 m |
| 7 Waterside Quay, Hanover St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €255,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 12, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 128 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 received18 December 2018
- Decision due15 August 2019
- Decision issued15 August 2019
- Grant issued23 September 2019
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