32 and 33/34, Washington Street West, Cork
Change of use of a former shop and offices to a licensed premises in Cork.
2442918 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 May 2024
- Reference
- 2442918
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a former electronic shop and solicitors' offices into a licensed premises. The development will feature a ground and first-floor bar interconnecting with adjacent licensed premises, internal and external refurbishments, and a new shopfront, situated next to a protected structure.
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 a change of use of former electronic shop and stores; no. 32 washington street west and former solicitors offices and stores; no. 33/34 washington street west to licensed premises, incorporating (a) ground and first-floor bar (interconnecting with existing licenced premises, nos. 1 & 2 courthouse street and nos. 1 & 2, james street), together with second floor stores and third floor stores reinstated to attic space only, (b) internal and external refurbishment/alterations (to include fenestration replacement, new shop front and signage, building façade restoration and roof repairs/remediation to parapets), and all associated site works and services at nos. 32 and 33/34, washington street west, cork (also adjoining nearby protected structure no. 2 james street; ps145).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Washington Court, Anne St, Washington St | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 2b, Hanover Street, Cork | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 13, Salmon Weir, Washington St | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 100 m |
| 16 Salmon Weir, Washington St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 100 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Jul 2025 | €525,000 | 104 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Apr 2025 | €525,000 | 104 m |
| Apt 13, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 12, Waterside Quay, Hanover St | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 113 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 May 2024
- Decision due9 December 2024
- Decision issued9 December 2024
- Grant issued28 January 2025
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