8 Coal Quay/39 Lavitt's Quay, Cork
Retention of completed works and permission to increase the number of apartments from one to three within a protected structure.
1938887 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 November 2019
- Reference
- 1938887
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for completed construction works that deviate from a previous planning permission. It also seeks permission to change the layout from one apartment to three apartments within the curtilage of a Protected Structure.
- Residential units
- 3
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 retention of construction already completed (change from that granted under t. P. 14/36124) and permission for change from 1 no. Apartment (t. P. 14/36124) to 3 no. Apartments and all associated site development works... This proposed development is within the curtilage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Coal Quay, Cork | Feb 2025 | €239,291 | 15 m |
| 1 Daltons Avenue, Cornmarket Street, Cork | Mar 2025 | €528,635 | 31 m |
| Apt 18, Rivergold, Lavitts Quay | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 73 m |
| Apt 8 Rivergold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 73 m |
| 25 River Gold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 73 m |
| Apt 22, Popes Quay, Cork | Jul 2025 | €286,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 1, 19a Popes Quay, Cork | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 177 m |
| 71 North Quay Place, Popes Quay, Cork | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 183 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 November 2019
- Decision due3 March 2020
- Decision issued26 February 2020
- Grant issued8 April 2020
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