71-74 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
Change of use of a former bookshop to a licensed premises with a sky-bridge link.
2442592 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 January 2024
- Reference
- 2442592
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of the former 'Uneeda' bookshop to a licensed premises. The development includes a ground floor bar, first-floor office, and a second-floor sky-bridge traversing Market Avenue to link with the adjoining licensed premises.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use from former "uneeda" bookshop and stores at no. 71 oliver plunkett street, to licenced premises, incorporating (a) ground floor bar, (b) first-floor office and store, (c) second floor (attic level) w. C and sky-bridge structure traversing over market avenue, to link with adjoining licenced premises nos. 72-74 oliver plunkett street, (d) extension on height of rear roof section over no. 71, oliver plunkett street, together with external alterations to front and side (market avenue) façade, including new shop front and signage, new doors and fenestration, (e) internal alterations at second floor level at no. 72 oliver plunkett street, together with alterations to market avenue façade, to include new doors and shop pilasters and all associated site works and services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €13,585 | 127 m |
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 1, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 1, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 2, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 3, 8 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 1, Classic House, Washington Street | Apr 2026 | €292,500 | 157 m |
| 15 Barry Park, Glanworth, Cork | Aug 2025 | €127,000 | 158 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 received9 January 2024
- Decision due13 June 2024
- Decision issued13 June 2024
- Grant issued22 July 2024
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