Units 4 and 5, Camden Wharf, Camden Quay
Change of use from a retail unit to a coffee house and café.
2140176 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 May 2021
- Reference
- 2140176
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of existing retail units into a Priory Coffee House and Café. The development will include ancillary storage, a preparation area, 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 the change of use from retail unit to a priory coffee house and café with ancillary storage, preparation area and toilets and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Jun 2026 | €312,500 | 8 m |
| 31 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | May 2026 | €425,000 | 8 m |
| 38 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 8 m |
| 30 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €311,000 | 8 m |
| 44 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 8 m |
| 33 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 8 m |
| 57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 8 m |
| 37 Knapps Sq, John Redmond St, Cork | Aug 2025 | €288,000 | 50 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 received11 May 2021
- Decision due22 November 2021
- Decision issued22 November 2021
- Grant issued10 January 2022
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