No.2 A Drinan Street, Cork
Change of use of a protected structure in Cork from a gym to an educational facility.
2139816 · Cork City Council · Lodged 5 January 2021
- Reference
- 2139816
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of a protected structure from a gym to educational use. Works include new signage, a new fire exit door, converting an existing fire door to a window, and internal subdivisions to create smaller rooms and toilets.
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 for change of use to a protected structure from gym to educational and to include some alterations (a) change signage over front entrance door, (b) construct a new fire door exit and to change existing fire door to a window to the side courtyard area, (c) sub-divide large internal room areas into smaller rooms, (d) change and alter layouts of dressing rooms into toilets and all associated ancillary site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 14 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 38 m |
| Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 83 m |
| Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 83 m |
| Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 83 m |
| Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 83 m |
| 2 Nicholas Place Apts, 14 Travers St, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 104 m |
| 12 Nicholas Court, Travers St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €245,000 | 110 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 received5 January 2021
- Decision due26 April 2021
- Decision issued22 April 2021
- Grant issued3 June 2021
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