South Mall Court, 1-2 Beasley St
Conversion of two vacant ground-floor commercial units into student accommodation with three apartments.
1938970 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 December 2019
- Reference
- 1938970
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to convert two vacant ground-floor commercial units into student accommodation consisting of three apartments with 11 bed spaces. It includes the demolition of an internal podium to create a new ground-floor amenity area, internal and elevational alterations.
- 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
Permisssion sought for a) the change of use of 2 no vacant ground floor commercial units and for the provision of student accommodation in the form of 3 no apartments containing 11 no bed spaces along with kitchen and living rooms and all other ancillary spaces b) the demolition of an existing internal podium currently providing amenity space to the upper floor apartments, to provide a new amenity area at ground floor to serve the proposed and existing apartments c) internal alterations to facilitate the development of ground and first floor levels, d) elevational alterations to the front façade on beasley st and on the internal courtyard e) elevations and all necessary and ancillary site works to complete the development
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 July 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 October 2020.
Notified floor area: 440 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 145 m |
| 9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork | Jul 2026 | €250,000 | 165 m |
| 108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €245,000 | 174 m |
| Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St | Feb 2025 | €322,000 | 180 m |
| Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St | Dec 2025 | €236,000 | 180 m |
| 11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €346,500 | 180 m |
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 274 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 304 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 received16 December 2019
- Decision due18 February 2020
- Decision issued17 February 2020
- Grant issued30 March 2020
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