Paul Street Shopping Centre, Paul Street, Cork
Change of use of a first-floor retail area to a food court at Paul Street Shopping Centre.
2443245 · Cork City Council · Lodged 10 September 2024
- Reference
- 2443245
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the existing first-floor retail area into a food court. The development will feature four new food kiosks, one movable kiosk, dining areas, and the installation of an exterior horizontal extraction system over Paul's Lane.
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 of existing first-floor retail area at paul street shopping centre to food court area which will include the following; 4 no. New food kiosks and kitchen areas, 1 no. Movable food kiosk, staff wc, dining areas, removal of existing glazed balcony wall and replacement with partition and toughened glass on top, installation of an exterior horizontal extraction system over paul's lane (eastern elevation) to be connected into existing vertical extraction unit on the northern elevation between the food court area and the existing car park with connection's into existing public services on site.
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 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 2, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 97 m |
| 25 River Gold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 18, Rivergold, Lavitts Quay | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 8 Rivergold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 98 m |
| 1 Daltons Avenue, Cornmarket Street, Cork | Mar 2025 | €528,635 | 121 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 131 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 received10 September 2024
- Decision due6 February 2025
- Decision issued6 February 2025
- Grant issued19 March 2025
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