Lower Oliver Plunkett Street and, Connell Street
Conversion of a disused commercial building into a 19-bedroom guest accommodation and ground floor café.
2039390 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 July 2020
- Reference
- 2039390
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the refurbishment and change of use of a disused commercial premises. The proposed development will provide a 19-bedroom guest accommodation facility with 43 bed spaces, alongside a ground floor café.
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 the refurbishment and change of use of an existing disused commercial premises to provide a 19 no. Bedroom guest accommodation facility with a total of 43 no. Bed spaces, a ground floor café and all ancillary site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 132 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 227 m |
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 227 m |
| 108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €245,000 | 249 m |
| 9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork | Jul 2026 | €250,000 | 291 m |
| Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St | Dec 2025 | €236,000 | 315 m |
| Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St | Feb 2025 | €322,000 | 315 m |
| 11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €346,500 | 315 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 received8 July 2020
- Decision due24 November 2020
- Decision issued24 November 2020
- Grant issued14 January 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Permission to construct a retail unit of 38sq/m to part of the existing ground floor of a premises previously…
3 , Connell Street , Cork
1737267Cork CityLodged 8 Feb 2017Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for additions & material alterations, and all associated site works. The works include material…
15 B , Lower Oliver Plunkett Street
1737295Cork CityLodged 23 Feb 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Permission for the demolition and removal of existing structures (comprising vacant commercial buildings) and…
Lower Oliver Plunkett Street , and Connell Street , Cork City
2543749Cork CityLodged 27 Mar 2025Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Permission for minor elevational alterations to existing ground floor restaurant unit at 14 Parnell Place,…
Existing ground floor , restaurant unit at , 14 Parnell Place
2342176Cork CityLodged 21 Jul 2023Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Permission for retention for change of use from office use to educational use, with continuation of same for…
14 Parnell Place , Cork
2341702Cork CityLodged 12 Jan 2023Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Permission for the retention of change of use from Adult Store to Coffee Store and Cafe to ground floor of an…
13A Parnell Place , Cork
2341841Cork CityLodged 20 Mar 2023Change of use
- Refused40 m away
Permission for a change of use from an existing retail premises to a two storey, one bedroom dwelling at 12…
12 Parnell Place , Cork
1938815Cork CityLodged 21 Oct 2019Change of use
- Granted50 m away
The proposed development will consist of the partial demolition, redevelopment and extension of 7/8 and 9…
Site bounded by 7/8 & , 9 Parnell PlaceDeane Street , & Oliver Plunkett Street Lower
1838009Cork CityLodged 2 Aug 2018Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of the change of use of an…
35 Woodquay , Galway City , County Galway
2660177Galway CityLodged 28 May 2026
- GrantedChange of use
Change of Use for the conversion of an existing vacant building of 458 sqm comprising of a ground floor…
No. 2 Main Street , Bray , Wicklow
2360453WicklowLodged 27 Nov 2023
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for change of use from first floor restaurant to guest accommodation, together with two storey…
Briar Rose Steakhouse , Bar and Grill , Douglas Road Douglas
2039035Cork CityLodged 17 Jan 2020
- GrantedApartments
Permission to partially demolish existing derelict B&B building, remodel / deep retrofit, extend and change…
The Promenade , Carrowbunnaun , Strandhill
2560090SligoLodged 11 Mar 2025
- GrantedChange of use
Planning permission is sought for the change of use of the existing four storey building from retail & office…
18, Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 X9T3
2645/19Dublin CityLodged 1 Apr 2019
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for development for change of use of existing ground floor guest accommodation to a retail shop…
Main Street , Blackrock , Dundalk
16494LouthLodged 21 Jul 2016
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.