GrantedChange of useDecided 21 September 2023

23-25 Drawbridge Street, Cork

Conversion of upper commercial floors into a 12-bedroom boutique hotel in Cork City.

2342069 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 June 2023

Reference: 2342069
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 June 2023

Summary

AI-generated

Permission is sought to change the use of the upper floors of a commercial premises to a 12-bedroom boutique hotel. The works include window alterations and third-floor office space.

Change of usehotelcommercialcity centre

Floor area: 357 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development to facilitate the change of use of the upper floors of a commercial premises to use as a 12 bedroom boutique hotel (total gross floor area 357.1 sqm), including; (1) alterations to elevations to form new windows (fronting drawbridge street and perry street) to allow for bedrooms (2) office space to the third floor/attic (3) ancillary site 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

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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
38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2025	€510,000	127 m
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	127 m
45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	May 2025	€530,000	127 m
44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2026	€560,000	127 m
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	127 m
30 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Jun 2025	€311,000	147 m
57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork	Jan 2025	€310,000	147 m
44 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Aug 2025	€280,000	147 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 received9 June 2023
Decision due21 September 2023
Decision issued21 September 2023
Grant issued2 November 2023

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