38/39 Washington Street, Cork City
Conversion of upper floors of two protected buildings on Washington Street into five apartments.
2443256 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 September 2024
- Reference
- 2443256
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the conversion of vacant upper floors from restaurant and office use to residential use, creating five apartments. The works include minor demolition, internal alterations, and a new rear extension at first-floor level on two protected structures.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 4
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 developments at 38/39 washington street, cork city, which is an existing terraced four-storey building protected structures 38 washington street (ps1105) and 39 washington street (ps1106). Planning permission is sought for: (a) minor demolition works including partial demolition of existing rear flat roof on the first floor; (b) the change of use of vacant first, second and third floors from former restaurant and office use to residential use , to provide 5 no. New residential units ( 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment); (c) internal wall alterations, minor elevational alterations to front, side and rear of existing buildings; (d) construction of a new rear extension at first floor level, and (e) all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20d, Wilton Manor, Wilton | May 2026 | €310,000 | 35 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Jul 2025 | €525,000 | 46 m |
| Apt.1, 23 A - Washington Street, Cork | Apr 2025 | €525,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 1, 14 Washington St, Cork City | Apr 2026 | €780,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 1, Classic House, Washington Street | Apr 2026 | €292,500 | 59 m |
| Apartment 1, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 59 m |
| Apartment 2, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 69 m |
| Apartment 3, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 69 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 September 2024
- Decision due13 January 2025
- Decision issued13 January 2025
- Grant issued24 February 2025
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