RefusedCommercialDecided 23 February 2021

Rochestown Inn, Rochestown Road/Monastery Road, & Larchview Rochestown

Demolition of an inn and house to build a new bar, restaurant, guest rooms, and apartments.

2039785 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 December 2020

Reference: 2039785
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 December 2020

Summary

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The development involves demolishing the derelict Rochestown Inn and an existing rear dwelling. In their place, a new two and a half storey building with a bar, restaurant, function room, and 11 bedroom suites will be built, alongside a separate two-storey building containing two apartments.

Commercialdemolitionpubapartmentsredevelopment

Residential units: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for bar/restaurant, function room, ancillary spaces for the operation of said facility, 11 no. Bedroom suites in main building and a detached (2 unit) apartment building. The development will consist of (a) change of use of existing extension (planning reference no. 11/05150) omitting the off-licence in lieu of bar space, currently partially built and completion of same (b) demolition of existing derelict rochestown inn building and the construction of a new 2 and a half storey building (c) demolition of existing dwelling to the rear of rochestown inn and a construction of a 2 storey apartment building (d) construction of roadside boundaries (e) parking and all ancillary site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Woodville, Rochestown Rd, Rochestown	Mar 2026	€465,000	62 m
3 St Gerards Place, Rochestown, Cork	Oct 2025	€270,000	119 m
6 St Gerards Place, Rochestown, Cork	Sept 2025	€275,000	141 m
28 Woodville, Rochestown Rd, Cork	Jul 2025	€270,000	161 m
12the Gardens, Harbour Heights, Rochestown Roadprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€440,528	167 m
11 Manor Dr, Thornbury, Rochestown	Feb 2025	€421,000	174 m
2 The Gardens, Harbour Heights, Rochestown Roadprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€436,123	188 m
1 The Gardens, Harbour Heights, Rochestown Roadprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€458,150	188 m

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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 received21 December 2020
Decision due23 February 2021
Decision issued23 February 2021

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