No.55 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City
Change of use from a betting office to a restaurant and partial wall demolition to merge with an adjacent restaurant in Cork City.
2039052 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 January 2020
- Reference
- 2039052
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a vacant ground floor betting office into a licensed restaurant with a new shopfront, awning, and signage. It also includes the partial demolition of a party wall to merge the space with the existing Quinlan's Seafood Bar next door, alongside facade restoration works.
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 alterations to and change of use of vacant ground floor at no. 55 oliver plunkett street, cork city from permitted betting office to licensed restaurant use including new shopfront, awning, signage and associated ancillary site development works; and the partial demolition of party wall with existing quinlan's seafood bar restaurant at no. 14 princes street, cork city to form a single, larger restaurant. The proposal also includes improvement and restoration works to the façade at 55 oliver plunkett street, cork city.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 164 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 164 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 169 m |
| Apt 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 169 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 169 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 187 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 187 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 January 2020
- Decision due4 May 2020
- Decision issued27 April 2020
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