37-38 Shandon Street, Cork
Change of use of a ground floor commercial unit to a residential apartment.
2241062 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 April 2022
- Reference
- 2241062
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert a ground floor commercial unit into a residential apartment. The commercial unit was previously permitted under planning reference 19/38294.
- Residential unit
- 1
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of ground floor commercial unit (permitted pursuant to 19/38294) to residential apartment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dominck Court, Dominick St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €260,000 | 29 m |
| 30a Dominick St, Cork | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 36 m |
| 1 Old Friary Place, Shandon St, Cork | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 36 m |
| 50 Shandon Street, Cork City, County Cork | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 59 m |
| 3 St Rita'S Villas, Shandon St, Cork | May 2026 | €187,000 | 70 m |
| 4 Church Street, Cork, County Cork | May 2026 | €372,500 | 82 m |
| 4 Coppinger View, Coppinger Court, Popes Quay | Apr 2026 | €255,000 | 88 m |
| 3 O Mahony Terrace, Domonic St, Off Shandon St | Jan 2025 | €265,000 | 106 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 April 2022
- Decision due22 December 2022
- Decision issued21 December 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2543836Cork CityLodged 25 Apr 2025Apartments
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1636838Cork CityLodged 18 Apr 2016Apartments
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1837836Cork CityLodged 28 Mar 2018Retention
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2039176Cork CityLodged 18 Mar 2020Change of use
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2543768Cork CityLodged 2 Apr 2025Change of use
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