1 George's Quay 1 Buckingham Place, Cork City
Change of use from health/medical use to an office on the ground floor of a protected structure.
1938645 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 August 2019
- Reference
- 1938645
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to change the use of the ground floor from health/medical use to office use. The property is located within a protected structure.
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 change of use from health/medical use to use an office on the ground floor of no 1 georges quay/no 1 buckingham place is a protected structure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 41 m |
| 44 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 41 m |
| 19 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €311,000 | 41 m |
| 35 Trinity Court Georges Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €295,000 | 41 m |
| 11 Trinity Court, White Street, Cork | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 41 m |
| 21 Trinity Court, Georges Quay, Cork City | Feb 2025 | €275,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 2, Rutland Place, South Terrace | Feb 2025 | €254,000 | 110 m |
| 5 Dunbar St, Cork | May 2026 | €315,000 | 113 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 received26 August 2019
- Decision due21 October 2019
- Decision issued21 October 2019
- Grant issued29 November 2019
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