No. 1 Brian Boru Street, Cork City
Construction of a four-storey building with a ground floor retail unit and two duplex apartments.
2443259 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 September 2024
- Reference
- 2443259
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a new four-storey mixed-use building on Brian Boru Street. The development will feature a ground-floor retail unit with bicycle and refuse storage, two duplex apartments on the upper floors, and a roof garden.
- Residential units
- 2
- 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 construction of a new four storey mixed development building consisting of: (1) ground floor retail unit, refuse and bike store. (2) 2 duplex apartments on upper floors, (3) roof garden and glazed enclosure, (4) and all associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 109 m |
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 174 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 187 m |
| 7 St Patricks Terrace, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork | Jul 2025 | €150,000 | 226 m |
| Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd | Dec 2025 | €825,000 | 229 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 237 m |
| 30 Wellington Rd Apt 1, Cork City, Cork | Nov 2025 | €250,000 | 263 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
- Application withdrawn20 May 2025
In the area
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