Old Bank, Cemetery Cross, Kinsale Road
Conversion of a bank building into a ground-floor cafe and takeaway, and two first-floor apartments.
2443069 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 July 2024
- Reference
- 2443069
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes converting a two-storey financial services building. The ground floor will be split into a cafe and a takeaway restaurant with a rear extension, while the first floor will be extended and converted into two two-bedroom apartments with private amenity spaces.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for alterations to existing two-storey financial services building and its site, consisting of the following: change of use of ground floor to separate cafe and take-away restaurant units. Ground floor front and side elevational changes including signage and canopies. Ground floor extension to rear for ancillary areas to take-away restaurant unit. Change of use of first floor to residential use along with first-floor extension to create a total of 2 no. Two-bedroom apartments. 2 no. First-floor screened private amenity spaces for residential use. All associated development works which will include new independent access to residential area, refuse and bike parking areas, boundary alterations and outdoor seating to cafe.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Green Lawn, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €475,000 | 88 m |
| Fatima 36 Green Lawn, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €740,000 | 106 m |
| 13 Green Lawn, Curragh Rd, Cork | Mar 2026 | €440,000 | 110 m |
| Grange Ville, 33 Pearse Road, Ballyphehanenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €160,000 | 125 m |
| 5 Slieve Mish Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 137 m |
| 12 Slieve Mish Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 164 m |
| 16 Tory Top Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork | Jul 2025 | €392,000 | 170 m |
| 54 Slieve Mish Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork | Jun 2025 | €490,000 | 217 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 July 2024
- Decision due2 January 2025
- Decision issued17 December 2024
- Grant issued4 February 2025
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