Unit 8, The Cornmarket Centre, Cornmarket Street
Change of use from retail to leisure at the Cornmarket Centre, near a protected structure.
2443522 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 December 2024
- Reference
- 2443522
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from retail to leisure for Unit 8 of the Cornmarket Centre. It includes elevational alterations to the main entrance, internal alterations, and replacement signage, located within the curtilage of a protected structure.
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 the change of use from retail to leisure use elevation alterations to main entrance and internal alterations to unit and replacement of existing signage including 1no. Internally sign. A protected structure is located within the curtilage of the new 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Daltons Avenue, Cornmarket Street, Cork | Mar 2025 | €528,635 | 64 m |
| 25 River Gold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 94 m |
| Apt 18, Rivergold, Lavitts Quay | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 94 m |
| Apt 8 Rivergold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 94 m |
| 6 Coal Quay, Cork | Feb 2025 | €239,291 | 106 m |
| 12 Sylvan Way, Janeville, Cork Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €427,312 | 122 m |
| 19 Sylvan Way, Janeville, Cork Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €427,312 | 122 m |
| 11 Sylvan Way, Janeville, Cork Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €405,285 | 122 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 received19 December 2024
- Decision due7 April 2025
- Decision issued7 April 2025
- Grant issued19 May 2025
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2544190Cork CityLodged 24 Sept 2025Change of use
- Granted60 m away
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2039762Cork CityLodged 15 Dec 2020Apartments
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