No.1 Carroll's Quay, Cork
Conversion of first-floor office space back into two one-bedroom flats.
1838193 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 December 2018
- Reference
- 1838193
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use to convert the existing first-floor office space back into residential use. The conversion will create two 1-bedroom flats.
- Residential units
- 2
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 a change of use and conversion of first floor office space back to a residential use, comprising 2-number, 1-bedroom flats.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1 & Others, 15 Devonshire Street, Cork | May 2026 | €785,000 | 30 m |
| 37 Knapps Sq, John Redmond St, Cork | Aug 2025 | €288,000 | 79 m |
| Apt 22d, 22 Lower John Street, Cork | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 82 m |
| 22 C Lower John St, Cork, Cork | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 82 m |
| Apt 44, Knapps Sq, Mulgrave Rd | Apr 2025 | €237,000 | 87 m |
| 29 Knapps Sq, Popes Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €245,000 | 87 m |
| 15 Knapps Sq, John Redmond St, Cork | Sept 2025 | €278,000 | 87 m |
| 2 Knapps Square, John Redmond St, Cork | Sept 2025 | €192,000 | 87 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 received21 December 2018
- Decision due25 February 2019
- Decision issued22 February 2019
- Grant issued5 April 2019
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