6 & 7 Cornmarket Street, Cork City
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a restaurant in a protected structure.
2544080 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 August 2025
- Reference
- 2544080
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a ground floor retail premises to a restaurant. The works will also include new shopfront windows, doors, signage, and associated site development works at a protected structure.
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 for the change of use of ground floor retail premises to restaurant use, along with new shopfront windows, doors and signage and any associated site development works at 6 & 7 cornmarket street, cork city (a protected structure).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Coal Quay, Cork | Feb 2025 | €239,291 | 41 m |
| 1 Daltons Avenue, Cornmarket Street, Cork | Mar 2025 | €528,635 | 44 m |
| Apt 18, Rivergold, Lavitts Quay | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 8 Rivergold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 100 m |
| 25 River Gold, Lavitts Quay, Cork | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 22, Popes Quay, Cork | Jul 2025 | €286,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 1, 19a Popes Quay, Cork | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 177 m |
| 71 North Quay Place, Popes Quay, Cork | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 195 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 received7 August 2025
- Decision due1 October 2025
- Decision issued1 October 2025
- Grant issued10 November 2025
In the area
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