Site of the former Southern, Fruits Distribution Company Warehouse, Centre Park Road/
Retention and permission for the Marina Market, including food emporium, event space, and coffee roasterie.
2240805 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 January 2022
- Reference
- 2240805
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for changing a warehouse into a food emporium (Marina Market). It also seeks permission for further changes of use to create event/gallery spaces, a health store, a coffee roasterie in a former pumping station, a new mezzanine, and outdoor bike and parcel facilities.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention of the change of use from warehouse/distribution use to market/food emporium and are applying for permission for the demolition of minor internal/external partitions (7.9m2) as well as permission for the change of use from vacant warehouse/distribution use to event and function/gallery space, to recreation use and for change of use from vacant warehouse/distribution use to health/lifestyle store. Permission is also sought for the change of use from a former pumping station to a coffee roasterie. Planning permission is also being applied for the construction of a mezzanine to facilitate seating within the food emporium, the removal of 9 no. Car parking spaces (leaving 60 spaces remaining in the existing car park) to facilitate the provision of a parcel pickup depot, permission is also sought for the provision of 44 no. Bike parking spaces, parklets, a bike rental hub, an internal concrete staircase, the insertion of roof lightwells/openings, drainage, signage and all associated site development works at the site of the former southern fruits distribution company warehouse, centre park road/kennedy quay, cork city. Known as the 'marina market' access to the north is through the existing access at kennedy quay. Access to the south is via the existing access on centre park road and access to the west is via the existing access at marina walk.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and promote a mix of residential and other uses to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Marina Park, Victoria Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €700,000 | 368 m |
| 20 Marina Park, Victoria Rd, Blackrock | Feb 2025 | €675,000 | 435 m |
| 1 Ashton Cottages, Blackrock Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €325,000 | 474 m |
| Elmon, Marina Park, Victoria Rd | Mar 2026 | €870,000 | 481 m |
| 25 Lower Glanmire Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €277,000 | 491 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 received18 January 2022
- Decision due15 November 2022
- Decision issued15 November 2022
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