RefusedApartmentsDecided 2 May 2023

Former Distillery Bar, Watercourse Road, Blackpool

Demolition of a former bar to build a 3 to 7 storey building with 22 apartments and a commercial unit in Blackpool.

2341824 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 March 2023

Reference: 2341824
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 March 2023

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the former Distillery Bar. In its place, a residential and commercial building ranging from 3 to 7 storeys will be built, containing 22 apartments and a 50sqm ground floor commercial unit.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionmixed useregeneration

Residential units: 22
Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the demolition of the former distillery bar to allow for the construction of a residential/commercial building of 3 to 7 storeys comprising 1 x 50sqm ground floor commercial unit and 22 apartments as follows; (4 x 1 bed studio apartments, 3 x 1 bed apartments, 13 x 2 bed apartments and 2 x 3 bed apartments), all on a site of approximately 0.8 hectares.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood and Local CentresDC

“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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
39 Great William O Brien St, Blackpool, Cork	Jun 2026	€115,000	50 m
8 O'connell St, Blackpool, Cork	Apr 2025	€175,000	56 m
3 Oconnell Place, Watercourse Rd, Cork City	Nov 2025	€170,000	67 m
Apt 1 Gerard Griffin St, Blackpool, Cork	Jun 2026	€60,000	73 m
16a Sunday School Lane, Great William O'brien Street, Cork	Dec 2025	€205,000	126 m
1 The Gables, Watercourse Rd, Blackpoolnot full market price	Jan 2025	€845,000	132 m
1 Barrys Place, Seminary Road, Blackpool	Aug 2025	€350,000	134 m
Apt 9, Griffin Close, Gerald Griffin Stnot full market price	May 2025	€210,000	140 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 received8 March 2023
Decision due2 May 2023
Decision issued2 May 2023

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