39-40 Shandon Street, Cork
Conversion of a vacant ground floor retail unit into two apartments on Shandon Street, Cork.
2543768 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 April 2025
- Reference
- 2543768
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of an existing vacant ground floor retail unit to residential use. The development will create two new apartments and include internal and elevational alterations.
- Residential units
- 2
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 is sought for the change of use of existing vacant ground floor retail unit to residential unit, namely 2 no. Apartments to include for elevational alterations to south and west of the existing building, internal alterations together with all associated site 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 Old Friary Place, Shandon St, Cork | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 24 m |
| 30a Dominick St, Cork | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 31 m |
| 1 Dominck Court, Dominick St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €260,000 | 36 m |
| 50 Shandon Street, Cork City, County Cork | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 50 m |
| 3 St Rita'S Villas, Shandon St, Cork | May 2026 | €187,000 | 58 m |
| 4 Coppinger View, Coppinger Court, Popes Quay | Apr 2026 | €255,000 | 77 m |
| 4 Church Street, Cork, County Cork | May 2026 | €372,500 | 85 m |
| 30 Popes Quay Court, Cork City, Co Cork | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 96 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 received2 April 2025
- Decision due8 July 2025
- Decision issued4 July 2025
- Grant issued12 August 2025
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