GrantedChange of useDecided 13 January 2022

Herlihys Centra, 11 Saint Patricks Street, Cork City

Change of use for part of a Centra store in Cork City to include an off-license.

2140640 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 November 2021

Reference: 2140640
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 November 2021

Summary

AI-generated

Permission is sought to change the use of a 5.4 square metre section of the ground floor retail unit. This area will be used for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises, ancillary to the main retail use.

Change of useretailoff licensechange of use

Floor area: 5 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a development which will comprise a change of use of part of the existing ground floor retail unit from permitted retail use to retail use including the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (ie off license use), where the proposed floor area of the off license use is 5.4 sq m , and is ancillary to the primary retail use.

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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Built & sold

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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
Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House	May 2025	€690,000	83 m
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	146 m
45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	May 2025	€530,000	146 m
44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2026	€560,000	146 m
38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2025	€510,000	146 m
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	146 m
12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Apr 2026	€475,000	183 m
18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€418,502	183 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 received11 November 2021
Decision due14 January 2022
Decision issued13 January 2022
Grant issued24 February 2022

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