17a Academy Street, Cork
Replacement of shopfronts and windows on Academy Street and French Church Street.
1838184 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 December 2018
- Reference
- 1838184
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to replace the shopfront and windows on both the Academy Street and French Church Street elevations. It also includes new lettering on an existing projecting sign on French Church Street.
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 replacement of the shopfront and windows to both the academy street elevation and the french church street elevation, new lettering to existing projecting sign to french church street, and associated 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 June 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 December 2019.
Notified floor area: 412 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 39 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 39 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 42 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 68 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 68 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 received20 December 2018
- Decision due22 February 2019
- Decision issued14 February 2019
- Grant issued28 March 2019
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