13 Barrack Street, Cork
Retention of the demolition of three industrial buildings and permission for change of use to retail.
2039019 · Cork City Council · Lodged 3 January 2020
- Reference
- 2039019
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retrospective permission for the demolition of three industrial buildings at Barrack Street. It also seeks permission to change the use of the site from ancillary light industrial/retail to primary retail.
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 demolition of 3 no. Industrial buildings at 13 barrack street, cork t12dh51, by the rocket man food co. Ltd. And also permission is sought for the change of use from ancillary light industrial/retail to primary retail.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Evergreen Buildings, Evergreen Street, Cork | May 2025 | €220,000 | 42 m |
| 13 St Nicholas Church Place, Cove St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €386,000 | 43 m |
| Apts 1 2 & 3, 58 Evergreen Street, Cork | Jul 2025 | €426,000 | 44 m |
| 10 Evergreen Buildings, Evergreen Rd, Cork | May 2026 | €217,000 | 46 m |
| 38 Evergreen Buildings, Off Barrack St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €255,000 | 61 m |
| 42 Evergreen Buildings, Barrack St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €305,000 | 64 m |
| 33 Evergreen Buildings, Barrack St, Cork | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 1 The Flying Enterprise Complex, South Gate Bridge, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €1,100,000 | 64 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 received3 January 2020
- Decision due30 July 2020
- Decision issued30 July 2020
- Grant issued7 September 2020
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