354 Blarney Street, Gurranabraher, Cork
Conversion of a ground floor retail unit into an apartment and construction of a two-storey rear extension.
2241652 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 December 2022
- Reference
- 2241652
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of a ground floor retail unit into a one-bedroom apartment. It also includes a two-storey rear extension to provide utility space for the ground floor and a bedroom extension for the existing first-floor unit.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the following: (1) change of use of ground floor of two-storey building from retail unit to 1 bedroom apartment, (2) access and ancillary storage at ground floor to serve existing first-floor residential unit, (3) 2-storey extension to rear of ground floor for utility use to proposed ground floor unit and bedroom extension to serve existing first-floor residential unit, (4) and all associated works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 353a Blarney St, Cork, Cork | Oct 2025 | €233,000 | 13 m |
| 6 Buckleys Terrace, Boyces St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €182,000 | 14 m |
| 42 Blarney St, Cork, Cork | Aug 2025 | €135,000 | 30 m |
| 17 Upper Cattle Market Street, Cork | Nov 2025 | €205,000 | 37 m |
| 12 Upper Cattle Market St, Cork, Cork | Oct 2025 | €110,000 | 49 m |
| 4 Glenryan Mews, Blarney St, Co Cork | Apr 2026 | €320,000 | 84 m |
| Nicholas Well House, Cattlemarket St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €150,000 | 102 m |
| 62 Blarney Street, Cork, Co Cork | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 133 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 received21 December 2022
- Decision due23 February 2023
- Decision issued23 February 2023
- Grant issued6 April 2023
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