6 and 7 Kyle Street, Cork City
Change of use of two protected retail buildings into two separate three-bedroom townhouses.
2544060 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 July 2025
- Reference
- 2544060
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of Nos. 6 and 7 Kyle Street, which are both Protected Structures, from retail to residential use to create two separate three-bedroom townhouses. Works include removing the roof from the rear annexes and constructing a WC at the rear of each unit.
- Residential units
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission to change the use of nos. 6 & 7, kyle street, cork, (both protected structures-rps 988 & 989 respectively), from retail use to residential use, (ie. 2 no. Separate 3 bedroomed townhouses) together with all ancillary site works including permission for the removal of the roof from the rear annexes and the construction of a wc attached to the rear of each unit.
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 Daltons Avenue, Cornmarket Street, Cork | Mar 2025 | €528,635 | 126 m |
| 6 Coal Quay, Cork | Feb 2025 | €239,291 | 131 m |
| 205 North Gate House, North Main St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €274,000 | 163 m |
| Apt 22, Popes Quay, Cork | Jul 2025 | €286,000 | 186 m |
| Apt 8 Rivergold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 187 m |
| Apt 18, Rivergold, Lavitts Quay | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 187 m |
| 25 River Gold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 187 m |
| 18 Sylvan Way, Janeville, Cork Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €427,312 | 203 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 received30 July 2025
- Decision due23 September 2025
- Decision issued23 September 2025
- Grant issued3 November 2025
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