Ground floor units, 121 122 and 123, Shandon Street
Change of use of ground floor units from a medical centre to a single retail unit.
2241253 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 July 2022
- Reference
- 2241253
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of ground floor units from a medical centre to retail use. The works will include the removal of party walls between three units to combine them into one single retail unit.
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 units at no. 121 and 122 shandon street from medical centre use to retail use. The removal of ground floor party walls between the three ground floor units 121, 122 and 123 and internal reordering of these units to make one retail unit and all associated site works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 16 February 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 February 2025.
Notified floor area: 177.24 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Cathedral St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 35 m |
| 4 Cathedral St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 41 m |
| 3 Cathedral St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €103,333 | 45 m |
| 2 Cathedral Ave, Cork, Cork | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 1, 7 Cathedral Ave, Cork | Sept 2025 | €33,708 | 86 m |
| Apt 2, 7 Cathedral Ave, Cork | Sept 2025 | €33,708 | 86 m |
| Apt 3, 7 Cathedral Ave, Cork | Sept 2025 | €33,708 | 86 m |
| 61 Gerald Griffin St, Cork | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 89 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 received11 July 2022
- Decision due21 December 2022
- Decision issued19 December 2022
- Grant issued8 February 2023
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