Navigation Square on a site bounded by Albert Quay, to the north buildings fronting Victoria Road, to the east Albert Road to the south
Retention of public open space use for local artisan food and beverage stalls.
1938932 · Cork City Council · Lodged 5 December 2019
- Reference
- 1938932
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 5 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of public open space areas at Navigation Square. This will allow local artisan food and beverage suppliers to serve hot food and drinks for takeaway to the development and the general public.
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
For retention of change of use to areas within the public open space at navigation square as a location for local artisan food and beverage suppliers to service the navigation square development as well as the general public. These uses will include the sale of hot food and beverages for take away consumption and all ancillary site works and services. The proposed development is located at the permitted and under construction development known as navigation square (as permitted under cork city council planning ref. Tp16/36773).
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 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road, Cork | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 68 m |
| 19 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €273,150 | 102 m |
| 75 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road, Cork | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 115 m |
| 9 Elizabeth Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 161 m |
| 7 Parkview Terrace, Victoria Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €601,100 | 173 m |
| 4 Kingston Avenue, Victoria Road, Cork | Jun 2025 | €566,000 | 214 m |
| 2 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork | Mar 2026 | €352,000 | 215 m |
| 13 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 235 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 received5 December 2019
- Decision due7 February 2020
- Decision issued4 February 2020
- Grant issued17 March 2020
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission for 6 electronic steel gates and ancillary works, on permitted development known as Navigation…
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- GrantedAt this site
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1636773Cork CityLodged 29 Feb 2016Commercial
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1838135Cork CityLodged 20 Nov 2018Change of use
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1837907Cork CityLodged 25 May 2018Commercial
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Full planning permission for 3 no. generators measuring 22.34 sqm in total gross floor area at ground floor…
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1737247Cork CityLodged 6 Jan 2017Demolition
- Granted30 m away
Permission for change of use of a facilities management and security office to previously permitted café unit…
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1938933Cork CityLodged 5 Dec 2019Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for an extension to the existing constructed ESB substation (TP18/37765) to accommodate a 20 sqm…
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