No.58 MacCurtain Street, (Former Garda Station), Cork City
Conversion of the former MacCurtain Street Garda Station into nine apartments.
2140313 · Cork City Council · Lodged 24 June 2021
- Reference
- 2140313
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use from a former Garda station and offices to residential use. It will create nine apartments, including five studios, three one-bed units, and one two-bed unit, across four storeys above a basement. The plans also include cycle parking, minor internal demolition, and conservation works to the front facade.
- Residential units
- 9
- Storeys
- 5
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 construction of a scheme involving the change of use from commercial (former garda station) and ancillary office and storage to residential comprising the provision of 9 no. Apartments within the curtilage of the existing structure at all levels (4 above basement). 5 no. Studio apartments, 3 no. 1 bed apartments and 1 no. 2 bed apartment are proposed together with the provision of 15 no. Cycle parking spaces in the rear courtyard along with the reconfiguration of the existing rear annex to facilitate ancillary storage and fire escape access onto little william street. The development also includes drainage, minor internal demolition and alterations, conservation works to the front façade and all associated 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 July 2023.
Notified floor area: 355 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 20 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 90 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 155 m |
| Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd | Dec 2025 | €825,000 | 167 m |
| 3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 196 m |
| 1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Feb 2026 | €322,000 | 196 m |
| 30 Wellington Rd Apt 1, Cork City, Cork | Nov 2025 | €250,000 | 212 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 received24 June 2021
- Decision due28 January 2022
- Decision issued28 January 2022
- Grant issued11 March 2022
In the area
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