Tourist House, 40-42 Grand Parade, Cork
Conversion of a former tourist office into a 48-bedroom hostel with a ground floor bar and a six-storey extension.
1938441 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 June 2019
- Reference
- 1938441
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the alteration, conservation, and change of use of a former tourist office and adjacent office into a hostel with a ground floor bar. It includes the demolition of rear buildings and the construction of a new six-storey extension to provide a 48-bedroom hostel with 284 bed spaces, a rooftop terrace, and social areas.
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
Permission.... For the alteration , conservation and change of use of the former tourist office and adjacent office to a hostel with ground floor bar and all ancillary site works at "tourist house", 40-42 grand parade cork. The proposed development will involve the demolition of buildings to the rear of no's 40-42 grand parade and the construction of a new 6 - storey extension and internal works to provide for a 48 bedroom hostel with a total of 284 no. Bed spaces. The proposed development will also include shared toilet/shower facilities, laundry room, store rooms, rooftop terrace, bar/reception, social area, kitchen, bicycle storage and services room.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 132 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 152 m |
| Apartment 1, 30 South Main St., Cork | Sept 2025 | €700,000 | 158 m |
| Apt 1 The Flying Enterprise Complex, South Gate Bridge, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €1,100,000 | 192 m |
| 13 St Nicholas Church Place, Cove St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €386,000 | 193 m |
| Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 202 m |
| Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 202 m |
| Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 202 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 June 2019
- Decision due27 January 2020
- Decision issued24 January 2020
- Grant issued13 October 2020
- Appeal submitted20 February 2020
- Appeal decided13 October 2020
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