Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork
Change of use of parts of a protected archive building in Cork to education and office space.
2544027 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 July 2025
- Reference
- 2544027
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert parts of the first and second floors of the Archive Building at Nano Nagle Place from office and visitor apartments to educational and office use. The works include altering modern partitions and reinstating a historic door opening in a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the change of use of parts of the first and second floors of the archive building at nano nagle place from office space and 2nr. Apartments for visitors to education and office use, including alteration of modern partitions, reinstatement of historic door ope, at nano nagle place, douglas street, cork (protected structure-ps071).
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Greenfield Lane, Abbey St, Cork City | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 48 m |
| 2 Abbey Gate, Mary St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 56 m |
| 30 Abbey St, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €275,000 | 62 m |
| 3 Red Abbey St, Cork, Cork | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 63 m |
| 12 Friar St, Cork, Cork | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 88 m |
| 1 Jubilee Villas, Dunbar St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €222,000 | 91 m |
| 17 Dunbar Street, Cork | May 2025 | €340,000 | 93 m |
| 16 Nicholas Court, Travers St, Cork City | Sept 2025 | €260,000 | 96 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 July 2025
- Decision due15 September 2025
- Decision issued11 September 2025
- Grant issued20 October 2025
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