2b Drinan Street, Cork
Change of use of a protected office building to educational use with internal alterations.
2342218 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 August 2023
- Reference
- 2342218
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a protected structure from an office to an educational facility. Works include constructing a new window facing the courtyard and sub-dividing large rooms into classrooms.
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 change of use to a protected structure from office to educational and to include some alterations (a) construct a new window to the side courtyard area (b) sub-divide large internal room areas into smaller classrooms and all associated ancillary site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 19 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 36 m |
| Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 79 m |
| Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 79 m |
| Apt 2, 18 Georges Quay, Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 79 m |
| Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork | Dec 2025 | €138,250 | 79 m |
| 2 Nicholas Place Apts, 14 Travers St, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 105 m |
| 12 Nicholas Court, Travers St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €245,000 | 110 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 August 2023
- Decision due3 October 2023
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