No. 185, Old Youghal Road, Cork
Conversion of a ground floor launderette into a one-bedroom apartment.
2543571 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 January 2025
- Reference
- 2543571
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to change the use of an existing ground floor launderette to a one-bedroom apartment. The works will also include the re-opening of a blocked window on the west elevation.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the proposed changed of use of existing ground floor launderette to a 1 bed apartment to include the re-opening of the existing blocked window to the west elevation
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192 Old Youghal Rd, Cork, Cork | Mar 2025 | €240,000 | 47 m |
| 195 Old Youghal Rd, Cork, Cork | Dec 2025 | €175,000 | 64 m |
| 17 Bellevue Court, Old Youghal Road, Cork | May 2026 | €245,000 | 88 m |
| 201b Old Youghal Rd, Dillons Cross, Cork | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 96 m |
| 3 Pinafore Villas, Military Road, St Luke'S | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 135 m |
| 13 Alexandra Villas, St Lukes, Cork | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 139 m |
| 12 Mount Vernon Terrace, Military Hill, Cork City | Jan 2026 | €433,000 | 157 m |
| 170 Old Youghal Rd, St Lukes, Cork | May 2026 | €300,000 | 162 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 received15 January 2025
- Decision due9 April 2025
- Decision issued9 April 2025
- Grant issued19 May 2025
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