Department of Music Building, St. Vincents Seminary, Sundays Well Road
Accessibility upgrades including a lift and ramp at the Department of Music Building in Cork.
2341750 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 February 2023
- Reference
- 2341750
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for minor alterations to improve accessibility at the Department of Music Building, St. Vincent's Seminary. Works include installing an internal vertical lift, adding two wheelchair-accessible toilets, and modifying the entrance with a ramp. The building is a Protected Structure.
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 minor alterations to the existing department of music building, st. Vincent's seminary, sunday's well road, cork, t23hf50. The works are aimed at increasing the accessibility of the building for all users and comprise of the installation of an internal vertical lift to all floors, the addition of 2 no. Wheelchair accessible wcs and the modification of the primary entrance to include a wheelchair accessible ramp. St. Vincent's church and seminary are protected structures ps797.
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
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 8 June 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 May 2024.
Notified floor area: 2,155 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sundays Well, Cork | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 72 m |
| 12 Lower Janemount, Sundays Well, Cork City | Aug 2025 | €617,000 | 88 m |
| Weirview, 22 Sundays Well Rd, Cork | Apr 2026 | €1,300,000 | 92 m |
| 4 Lower Janemount, Sundays Well, Cork | May 2025 | €500,000 | 125 m |
| Landscape Villa, 141 Sundayswell Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €725,000 | 134 m |
| Apartment 1, 15 Sundays Well Road, Cork | Jul 2026 | €630,000 | 136 m |
| 113 Sunday's Well Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 147 m |
| 13 Sundays Well Rd, Sundays Well, Cork City | Jan 2026 | €295,000 | 150 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 received1 February 2023
- Decision due28 March 2023
- Decision issued28 March 2023
- Grant issued9 May 2023
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