Krispy Kreme, 42 Saint Patricks Street, Cork
Retention of a Krispy Kreme café and shopfront on St. Patrick's Street, Cork.
2342457 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 November 2023
- Reference
- 2342457
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use from retail to a café with internal seating for the sale of food and drinks. The application also seeks to retain the existing shopfront, signage, and all associated internal ancillary works.
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
For planning permission and retention planning permission for the following: (1) retention of change of use from previous retail to cafe with internal seating for sale of food and drinks for consumption within and off the premises. (2) retention of shopfront and signage. The proposed development also includes all associated internal 'ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 76 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 76 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 92 m |
| Apt 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 92 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 92 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 103 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 103 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 received16 November 2023
- Decision due19 January 2024
- Decision issued18 January 2024
- Appeal submitted9 February 2024
- Appeal decided29 October 2024
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