49/50 Oliver Plunkett St, Cork
Shopfront modifications, a new entrance, and a café use for a building in Cork City.
2039405 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 July 2020
- Reference
- 2039405
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for external modifications to a three-storey building, including a new shopfront and entrance on Marlboro Street. The application also includes internal alterations for an attic plant room and ancillary café use.
- Storeys
- 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
Permission is sought for the construction of (a) external modifications to include new shopfront with new openings formed on marlboro street including new entrance, ancillary café use and new signage (b) internal alterations to include new attic plant room and (c) associated site works to an existing three storey building
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 155 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 155 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 155 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 171 m |
| Apt 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 171 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 171 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 174 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 174 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 July 2020
- Decision due23 February 2021
- Decision issued22 February 2021
- Grant issued5 April 2021
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