17 French Church Street, Cork City
Change of use from a retail premises to a cafe bakery with new signage.
2140438 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 August 2021
- Reference
- 2140438
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of an existing ground and first-floor retail premises into a cafe bakery. The works will also include installing new shopfront signage.
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 of existing ground and first floor retail premises to cafe bakery along with new shopfront signage.
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 25 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 227 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 37 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 77 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 77 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 77 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 104 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 104 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 received19 August 2021
- Decision due13 December 2021
- Decision issued9 December 2021
- Grant issued31 January 2022
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