22 Saint Patrick's Street, Cork City
Change of use from a retail premises to a gelato shop on St. Patrick's Street, Cork.
2039480 · Cork City Council · Lodged 14 August 2020
- Reference
- 2039480
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing retail unit into a gelato (ice cream) shop. The development will include internal modifications for an ice cream making area, retail counter, customer service area, and new external awnings and signage on both Winthrop Street and St. Patrick's Street facades.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use from the existing retail premises for the sale of gelato (ice cream) including all internal modifications and modifications to external signage, including ice cream making area with retail counter and customer service area, entrance to storage area, new awnings and signage to winthrop street and st. Patrick's street facades, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 90 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 98 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 98 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 98 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 98 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 98 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 126 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 126 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 received14 August 2020
- Decision due24 November 2020
- Decision issued23 November 2020
- Grant issued13 January 2021
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