RefusedChange of useDecided 16 July 2025

Former Permanent TSB Premises, No. 1 Curraheen Road, Townland of Ballinaspig More

Conversion of a former bank building into a funeral home in Bishopstown.

2543904 · Cork City Council · Lodged 22 May 2025

Reference: 2543904
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 May 2025

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of a former Permanent TSB bank building to a funeral home. The works include partial demolition of the mezzanine floor, internal walls, and a single-storey extension.

Change of usebank conversionfuneral homechange of use

Floor area: 382 m²

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Development description

Permission for development at a site of approximately 0.29 ha located at the former permanent tsb premises, no. 1 curraheen road, townland of ballinaspig more, bishopstown, cork city, t12 rk60. The development consists of the repurposing of the redundant former financial services building by: change of use of existing building (totalling 382 sq m gross floor space) from financial services to funeral home and associated funeral services. Construction works at the funeral home and associated funeral services building comprising the partial demolition (51 sq m) of existing mezzanine first floor and associated internal walls and partitions (incl. Store areas, staff rooms, circulation and toilets); demolition at ground floor of the internal walls and partitions (incl. Safe room, lobby and entrance areas, atm and electrical rooms, offices, staircase, staff and bank floor areas); and demolition at ground floor of single storey height building extension (14 sq m) along northern elevation (boiler, toilet and toilet lobby areas). Construction works at the funeral home and associated funeral services building comprising the construction at ground floor of a single storey height building extension (41 sq m) along northern elevation and a single storey height building extension (3 sq m) along eastern elevation; construction at ground floor (totalling 293 sq m) with internal walls and partitions to facilitate/accommodate 2 no. Reposing areas, toilets, entrance/exit lobby areas, stairs lobby, office and family room, storage and services areas; construction (73 sq m) to form a new mezzanine first floor (totalling 141 sq m) with internal walls and partitions to facilitate/accommodate a meeting and staff rooms, plant/comms rooms, store and mezzanine/gallery areas. The following additional elevational changes are proposed: new primary building entrance/exit arrangements, rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array, revised glazing at first floor height and louvre ventilation extraction, all on the western elevation; revised glazing at first floor height and louvre ventilation extraction on the northern elevation; external canopy (40 sq m) along the western and northern elevations; revised secondary building entrance/exit arrangements, revised glazing at first floor height, remove existing clock and replace with louvre ventilation extraction, removal of night deposit safe and atm and new rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array, all on the southern elevation; and rooftop photovolta

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood and Local CentresDC

“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Floraviolle, Bishopstown Road, County Cork	Dec 2025	€290,000	98 m
Roselea, Bishopstown, Cork	Jun 2026	€317,500	110 m
15 Merlyn Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork	Jul 2025	€670,000	112 m
Glenholme, Bishopstown Rd, Cork	Jan 2026	€252,000	132 m
29 Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork	Feb 2025	€475,000	154 m
23 The Cornfields, Bishopstown, Cork	Dec 2025	€345,000	170 m
45 Central Ave, Bishopstown, Corknot full market price	Jun 2025	€112,000	199 m
37 Woodbrook Rd, Bishopstown, Cork	Sept 2025	€776,000	253 m

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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

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Application received22 May 2025
Decision due16 July 2025
Decision issued16 July 2025
Appeal submitted11 August 2025

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