Former Victoria Hotel building, 35-36 St. Patricks Street, and 38-39 Cook Street
Alterations to the former Victoria Hotel, including new shopfronts and internal retail reconfiguration.
2140348 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 July 2021
- Reference
- 2140348
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new shopfront with integrated signage on St. Patrick's Street and Cook Street. It also includes reconfiguring ground floor retail units, removing non-original dormers and a water tank from the roof, and carrying out internal modifications on the upper floors.
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 development of this site at the former victoria hotel, 35-36 st. Patrick's street and 38-39 cook street, cork city, co. Cork. The development will consist of: a new shop front with integrated signage at ground floor level on st. Patrick's street and cook street, reconfiguration of the retail units at ground floor level including removal of partitions and staircase to upper floors, repainting and repair where necessary of external elevations and fenestration at upper levels, removal of three non-original dormers at roof level; removal of water tank and enclosure at roof level and internal modifications on upper floors to include removal of non-original partitions, carpets, staircase and internal doors and mezzanine floor below feature ceiling.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 83 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 83 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 83 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 92 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 92 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 92 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 92 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 92 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 received9 July 2021
- Decision due2 September 2021
- Decision issued2 September 2021
- Grant issued14 October 2021
In the area
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- Granted50 m away
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