Number 106-107, (Former Quills Unit), Saint Patricks Street
Alterations to a shopfront on Saint Patrick's Street, Cork.
2241413 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 September 2022
- Reference
- 2241413
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to replace an existing 1980s timber shopfront with a new shopfront clad in a glass-like Vitrolite material and bronze finish. The existing timber doorset and fanlight will be retained and repaired.
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 construction of alterations to the existing shopfront including the provision of signage. The proposed development is designed to replace the existing c. 1980s timber shopfront, with a new shopfront clad in a 'glass-like' material (vitrolite or equivalent) and bronze finish to display window frames. The existing timber doorset and fanlight is to be retained and repaired including splice repairs of existing timber door and surrounding doorset, new ironmongery and painted finish. Permission is sought for the above and all associated site development 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 70 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 70 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 70 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 70 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 70 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 106 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 106 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 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 received19 September 2022
- Decision due14 November 2022
- Decision issued14 November 2022
- Grant issued26 January 2023
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