Gallaghers Gastropub, No. 32 MacCurtain Street, corner of MacCurtain Street and Bridge Street
Retention of short-term letting use for two apartments above Gallaghers Gastropub.
2443488 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 December 2024
- Reference
- 2443488
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the short-term letting use of 139.8 square metres of floor space on the upper floors of Gallaghers Gastropub. This includes a two-bedroom apartment on the third floor and a one-bedroom apartment on the second floor, managed as a single entity with the pub.
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 140 m²
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
Retention permission for development at a site of approximately 0.007ha located at gallaghers gastropub no. 32 maccurtain street corner of maccurtain street and bridge street cork city. The development consists of the retention of short term letting use (totalling 139.8 sq m gross floor space) at third second and part first floors of 1 no. Two bedroom apartment unit (69.4 sq m) located on third floor 1 no. One bedroom apartment unit (61.6 sq m) located on second floor and staircase lobby access (8.8 sq m) leading to the apartment units via the existing first to second and third floors staircase located on the first floor shared with gallaghers gastropubs operational office staff welfare and storage areas. Overall access to the apartment units will be maintained from maccurtain street via the existing shared ground floor entrance and staircase with gallaghers gastropub licenced premises currently operating at basement ground and first floor levels. The short term letting use is ancillary to the primary use of the existing gallaghers gastropub licenced premises on site and the entirety of the overall premises is managed as a single entity by the applicant.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 166 m |
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| 57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 169 m |
| 30 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €311,000 | 169 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 December 2024
- Decision due14 February 2025
- Decision issued14 February 2025
- Grant issued24 March 2025
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