50/51 Washington Street and 80 Grand Parade, Cork City, (Finns Corner)
Conversion of upper floors to seven apartments and ground floor to a café or restaurant at Finns Corner.
2039715 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 December 2020
- Reference
- 2039715
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the conversion of the ground and first floors from retail to part café/restaurant and part residential access. The upper floors will be converted and extended with a new fifth floor to provide seven apartments in total.
- Residential units
- 7
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the following alterations to existing building, namely: change of use of ground floor and first floor from retail use to part café or restaurant use and part residential access use, change of use of second, third and fourth floors from storage and office use to residential use, namely: 3no. One-bedroom apartments and 3no. Studio apartments. Construction of new fifth floor roof level two-bedroom apartment including new roof design, providing a total of 7no. Apartments, along with alterations on all building elevations including new residential access and altered commercial ground floor access
Built & 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, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €13,585 | 43 m |
| Apt 3, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 1, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 2, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 49 m |
| 15 Barry Park, Glanworth, Cork | Aug 2025 | €127,000 | 52 m |
| 20 Sylvan Way, Janeville, Cork Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €427,313 | 52 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 received2 December 2020
- Decision due12 April 2021
- Decision issued12 April 2021
- Grant issued24 May 2021
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