82-83 Oliver Plunkett Street, Co Cork, T12K662
Change of use from a retail unit to a café on Oliver Plunkett Street.
2443502 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 December 2024
- Reference
- 2443502
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of an existing ground floor retail unit to a café for selling cold foods for consumption on and off the premises. It also includes an ancillary retail element and alterations to the shopfront signage.
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
The proposed development will consist of a change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a café for the sale of cold foods for the consumption on and off premises, with ancillary retail element, together with the alteration to shopfront signage
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, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 147 m |
| Apt 1, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 147 m |
| Apt 3, 12 Careys Lane, Cork | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 147 m |
| 18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,502 | 147 m |
| 24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 147 m |
| 12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 147 m |
| Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 168 m |
| Apt 1, 10 Grand Parade, Cork | Feb 2026 | €238,000 | 168 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 December 2024
- Decision due18 February 2025
- Decision issued14 February 2025
- Grant issued24 March 2025
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