16/17, Winthrop Street, Cork City
Change of use of the ground and first floors from financial services to a café on Winthrop Street.
2443263 · Cork City Council · Lodged 17 September 2024
- Reference
- 2443263
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert the ground and first floors of 16/17 Winthrop Street from financial services to a café. The works will also include new business signage and associated site development.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use of ground and first floors from financial services use to café use, along with new business signage, and any 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 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 99 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 135 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 135 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 135 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 135 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 135 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 155 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 155 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 received17 September 2024
- Decision due14 January 2025
- Decision issued13 January 2025
- Grant issued24 February 2025
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