GrantedChange of useDecided 31 January 2023

30 Princes Street, Cork City

Conversion of a retail premises to a restaurant and takeaway on Princes Street, Cork.

2241466 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 October 2022

Reference: 2241466
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 October 2022

Summary

AI-generated

This application seeks to convert an existing retail premises into a restaurant and takeaway. Works will include internal and external modifications, a new glazed shopfront, entrance realignment, customer seating, and new overhead signage.

Change of useretailrestauranttakeawaycity centre

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the conversion of the existing retail premises to restaurant and takeaway use, the development of include all internal and external modifications including amendments to the existing building façade, realignment of the entrance to the existing pavement, the incorporation of a new glazed shop front and entrance doors, the provision of costumer service and seating areas. The development will also include new overhead signage to princes street as well as all ancillary site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork	Mar 2026	€261,000	156 m
1 Drinan Street, Cork	Apr 2026	€380,000	157 m
Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	194 m
Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	194 m
Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	194 m
Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	194 m
Apt 1, 10 Grand Parade, Cork	Feb 2026	€238,000	215 m
Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork	Feb 2026	€238,000	215 m

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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 received7 October 2022
Decision due2 February 2023
Decision issued31 January 2023
Grant issued14 March 2023

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