GrantedCommercialDecided 18 May 2022

No.s 27-34 St.Patricks Street, No.s 99-102 Oliver Plunkett, Street No.s 1-4 Cook Street &

Redevelopment and amalgamation of retail units across multiple city streets.

2140435 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 August 2021

Reference: 2140435
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 August 2021

Summary

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This project involves the major redevelopment and amalgamation of retail units across St. Patrick's Street, Cook Street, Oliver Plunkett Street, and Robert Street. It includes partial demolition works, change of use for several units, and the integration of part of Elbow Lane into the retail floor area.

Commercialretailredevelopmentcity centre

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the redevelopment and amalgamation of retail units at st. Patrick’s street, cook street, oliver plunkett street and robert street, cork city. The proposed works comprise the following: (1) reconfiguration and alterations to the existing layout to provide for 2 floors of retail, with ancillary storage, office and staff uses, and plant and equipment on the 2nd and 3rd floors; (2) change of use of 1 cook street and 3 cook street from restaurant use to retail use; (3) change of use of 33-34 st. Patrick’s street from commercial use to retail use; (4) demolition works to 33-34 st. Patrick’s street and 1-3 cook street to facilitate the reconfiguration of the retail space including demolition of existing floors and roofs and partial demolition if internal party walls; (5) partial demolition of elbow lane, integrating the northern part of the laneway into the retail floor area. The southern part of elbow lane will remain as private access and yard space for independent retails units; (6) demolition of southern wall of 31-34 st. Patrick’s street and partial demolition of western façade of 27-30 st. Patrick’s street to incorporate elbow lane; (7) alterations to the facades of st. Patrick’s street (protected structures ps414, ps415, ps416 and ps417), cook street, oliver plunkett street and robert street, including signage, adjustment to shopfront plinths, glazing, parapet detailing and site entrances; (8) widening of existing entrance at no. 2 cook street to form a secondary entrance; (9) provision of underground sprinkler tank; (10) provision of new link corridor at second floor of 27-30 st. Patrick’s street, connecting the existing bridge over robert’s street with the stock room at second floor level of 4-7 robert street; (11) provision of new signage panels on facades of st. Patrick’s street, oliver plunkett street and cook street; (12) construction of new electricity substation at ground floor level with access onto robert street; (13) construction of new storm sewer under the footprint of 4 cook street (protected structure ps027); and (14) all associated ancillary site development works including drainage. The proposed development consists of the carrying out of works to protected structures ps414, ps415, ps416, ps417 and ps027.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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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
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	104 m
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	104 m
38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2025	€510,000	104 m
45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	May 2025	€530,000	104 m
44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2026	€560,000	104 m
18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€418,502	112 m
24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Nov 2025	€10,000	112 m
12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Apr 2026	€475,000	112 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 received19 August 2021
Decision due18 May 2022
Decision issued18 May 2022
Grant issued18 May 2022
Appeal submitted9 June 2022
Appeal decided8 November 2023

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