Magic Stitch, West End 4BD, Magazine Road
Retention of a tailoring and tanning salon, and permission for a new first-floor one-bedroom apartment.
2140486 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 September 2021
- Reference
- 2140486
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changing a ground floor carpet retail unit into a tailoring and tanning salon. It also seeks permission to construct a first-floor extension to create a one-bedroom apartment with an external balcony and staircase.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
For (1) permission for retention of change of ground floor carpet retail to tailoring and tanning salon and (2) permission for the construction of a first-floor extension to existing building for use as a one-bedroom apartment with external balcony at the rear and with external access staircase on western elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbutus, 43 Magazine Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €535,000 | 148 m |
| Slamat Tingal College Rd, Corknot full market price | Jan 2025 | €77,000 | 151 m |
| 11 Lima Lawn, Magazine Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €510,000 | 180 m |
| 19 Lima Lawn, Magazine Rd, Glasheen | Mar 2025 | €472,000 | 192 m |
| Arden, 74 College Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €1,525,000 | 201 m |
| 7 Ecklinville, Orchard Road, Cork | Apr 2026 | €600,000 | 244 m |
| 10 Ashbrook, Victoria Cross, Cork | Aug 2025 | €260,000 | 252 m |
| 11 Ashbrook, Victoria Cross, Dennehys Cross | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 252 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 received8 September 2021
- Decision due25 January 2022
- Decision issued25 January 2022
- Grant issued8 March 2022
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