Unit B, Thompson House, MacCurtain Street
Installation of two illuminated signs at a protected structure.
2039428 · Cork City Council · Lodged 27 July 2020
- Reference
- 2039428
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the installation of one internally illuminated external sign over the door entrance and one internally illuminated projecting sign to the right-hand side of the shopfront at a Protected Structure.
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Official record
Development description
Permission... For installation of 1 no. Internally illuminated external sign over door entrance and 1 no. Internally illuminated projecting sign to right hand side of shopfront at a protected structure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 63 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 89 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 124 m |
| 1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Feb 2026 | €322,000 | 134 m |
| 3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 134 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 203 m |
| Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd | Dec 2025 | €825,000 | 223 m |
| 4 Coburg Street, Cork | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 245 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 received27 July 2020
- Decision due21 September 2020
- Decision issued21 September 2020
- Grant issued2 November 2020
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