Former Butter Market, /Craft Centre, Exchange Street
Conversion of the former Shandon Butter Market protected structure into a technology hub.
2241009 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 April 2022
- Reference
- 2241009
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the former Shandon Butter Market, a protected structure, from a craft centre to a technology hub and enterprise centre. Works include 140sqm of new internal accommodation, fabric upgrades, and conservation works.
- Floor area
- 140 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for works to the former shandon butter market, protected structure ps077, and for change of use from a craft centre to a technology hub and enterprise centre by recreate shandon clg. Proposed works include: 140sqm of new accommodation internally, adaption and upgrade of the building fabric including roofs, floors and walls, service installations, fixtures and equipment, conservation works to the protected structure of portico structure and the external perimeter walls, fire safety, access and energy efficiency upgrades.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Church Street, Cork, County Cork | May 2026 | €372,500 | 41 m |
| 12 O'mahony's Place, Dominick St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €110,000 | 72 m |
| 12 O'mahony's Place, Dominick St, Cork | Jan 2026 | €125,000 | 72 m |
| 9 Easons Avenue, Shandon Street, Cork | Mar 2025 | €106,000 | 79 m |
| 30a Dominick St, Cork | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 80 m |
| 19a Dominic St, Shandon, Cork City | May 2025 | €320,000 | 82 m |
| 36 John Redmond Street, Mulgrave Road, Cork | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 83 m |
| 3 O Mahony Terrace, Domonic St, Off Shandon St | Jan 2025 | €265,000 | 85 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 April 2022
- Decision due2 June 2022
- Decision issued2 June 2022
- Grant issued14 July 2022
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