Joyces Shop, Upper Fairhill, Cork
Demolition of a retail unit and apartment to build a new two-storey pharmacy in Cork.
2140594 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 October 2021
- Reference
- 2140594
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing ground-floor retail unit, a first-floor apartment, and an attached garage. In its place, a new two-storey pharmacy will be constructed, complete with parking, a bin store, and a bike store.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of a retail unit on the ground floor of the existing building, and an apartment unit on the first floor of the existing building including attached garage and construction of new two storey pharmacy with parking, binstore, bike store and all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Liam Healy Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Aug 2025 | €285,000 | 76 m |
| 42 Bantry Park Rd, Fair Hill, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 79 m |
| 97 Liam Healy Road, Fairhill, Cork | Jan 2025 | €247,000 | 93 m |
| 15 Glengarriff Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Apr 2025 | €255,000 | 137 m |
| 2 Upper Fairhill, Cork | Apr 2025 | €310,000 | 159 m |
| 160 Mountagnes Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Apr 2025 | €72,000 | 161 m |
| 59 Bantry Park Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Mar 2026 | €265,000 | 193 m |
| 8 Bantry Park Road, Fairhill, Cork | Jun 2026 | €262,000 | 200 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 received26 October 2021
- Decision due20 December 2021
- Decision issued20 December 2021
- Grant issued9 February 2022
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