39/40 Shandon Street, Cork City
Change of use from a vacant retail unit to a licensed betting office on Shandon Street.
2039176 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 March 2020
- Reference
- 2039176
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert a vacant ground-level single-storey detached retail unit into a licensed betting office. The project includes internal alterations, new shopfront signage, a satellite dish, and an air conditioning condenser unit.
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Official record
Development description
Permission... For the change of use of existing vacant ground level single storey detached retail unit to licensed betting office (to be relocated subject to planning from existing ladbrokes licensed betting office premises at 79 shandon street, cork, eircode: t23ae2n) to include for all associated internal alterations, new shopfront advertising signage to front (west) and side (south) elevations, replacement high level projecting signage to front (west) elevation, new satellite dish and air conditioning condenser unit mounted to rear (east) elevation together with all associated site development works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Old Friary Place, Shandon St, Cork | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 25 m |
| 30a Dominick St, Cork | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 32 m |
| 1 Dominck Court, Dominick St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €260,000 | 36 m |
| 50 Shandon Street, Cork City, County Cork | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 50 m |
| 3 St Rita'S Villas, Shandon St, Cork | May 2026 | €187,000 | 58 m |
| 4 Coppinger View, Coppinger Court, Popes Quay | Apr 2026 | €255,000 | 77 m |
| 4 Church Street, Cork, County Cork | May 2026 | €372,500 | 85 m |
| 30 Popes Quay Court, Cork City, Co Cork | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 96 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 received18 March 2020
- Decision due20 October 2020
- Decision issued19 October 2020
- Grant issued30 November 2020
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