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Nos 12-17, St Patrick's Street, Cork City

Subdivision of the former Debenhams building in Cork City into four retail units.

2544001 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 July 2025

Reference: 2544001
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 July 2025

Summary

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The proposal involves subdividing the western portion (Block A) of the former department store into four individual retail units. Works include creating a new entrance on St. Patrick's Street and reconfiguring existing layouts across four storeys.

Commercialretailcity centreredevelopment

Storeys: 4
Floor area: 6,228 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at this c. 023 ha site located at nos. 12-17 st. Patrick's street, cork city, t12k27c, also known as the former debenhams/roches stores building. The subject site is located to the corner of st. Patrick's street and maylor street. The proposed development is comprised of the subdivision of the former department store, to form 'block a' which is the c. 6228 sqm western portion of the building, over 4 no. Storeys. Works to block b are to be applied for separately. Block a is then to be further subdivided into 4 no. Individual retail units with associated storage and staff welfare facilities, which are comprised of - unit no. 1 (c. 476 sqm), accessed via and fronting on to st patrick's street to the north-western corner of the building at ground and second floor level. A new entrance to st. Patrick's street is proposed at ground floor level to facilitate access to this new unit; unit no. 2 (c. 4586 sqm) accessed via and fronting on to st patrick's street utilizing the existing entry point, with the unit encompassing ground, first and second floor. This entrance is to be reconfigured to facilitate the new layout. Unit no. 3 (c. 415 sqm) accessed via and fronting on to both st patrick's street and maylor street at the south-western corner of the building, at ground and third floor level. A new entrance to st. Patrick's street is proposed at ground floor level to facilitate access to this new unit. Unit no. 4 (c. 94 sqm) accessed via and fronting on to two new entrances at maylor street to the southern boundary of the site, at ground floor level only. In addition the proposed development includes for the refurbishment and upgrade of the existing facades onto st. Patrick's street and maylor street to reflect the new floorplan arrangements and to facilitate the newly created access points into the new retail units; reorganisation of fenestration, access and façade details to ground floor level of the st patrick street elevation and maylor street return; additional fenestration and façade treatment upgrades to maylor street; the partial infill of the atrium at first floor level of block a, resulting in a 180 sqm increase of internal gross floor area and an increase in general floor plate at ground floor level due to internal façade adjustments to create c. 12 sqm (cumulatively c. 192 sqm increase in overall floor area); modification at second and third floor levels of block a to accommodate ancillary support rooms associated with the new r

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House	May 2025	€690,000	53 m
44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2026	€560,000	145 m
45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	May 2025	€530,000	145 m
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	145 m
38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2025	€510,000	145 m
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	145 m
18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€418,502	181 m
24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Nov 2025	€10,000	181 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.

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Application received7 July 2025

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