26 and 27, Douglas Street, Cork City
Conversion and extension of a former pub to create seven apartments and a small commercial unit.
2544088 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 August 2025
- Reference
- 2544088
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a mid-terrace former public house with vacant overhead residential space into seven apartments and a small ground-floor commercial unit. Works include demolishing rear extensions, raising the ridge level of number 26, and constructing a new four-storey rear extension to accommodate four of the apartments.
- Residential units
- 7
- Storeys
- 4
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 is sought for the extension and change of use of mid terrace former public house (with vacant residential unit overhead), to provide 7 apartments and a small commercial unit at 26/27 douglas street, cork city. The development site area is 0.0294 hectares. The proposal will include; (1) modifications to the north elevation to douglas street. (2) demolition of existing extensions to the rear of both properties. (3) the reinstatement of number 26 douglas street with a raised ridge level and elevation modifications. (4) modifications to the internal floor plans to accommodate a small commercial unit at ground floor level and 3 apartments within the existing structures
- A new rooflight to front façade of number 27 douglas street, conservation and restoration works including the repair of the existing roof, existing dormer windows and façade. (6) a new 4 storey extension to the south to provide 4 apartment units. (7) a communal landscape garden to the rear of the existing structures
- Bin storage, 8 number bike parking spaces, drainage, plant, landscaping, and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8a St Johns Mews, Douglas St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €191,500 | 46 m |
| 3a St Johns Mews, Douglas St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 51 m |
| 81 Douglas St, Cork, Cork | Mar 2026 | €275,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 3, 39 Douglas St, Cork | Sept 2025 | €40,450 | 68 m |
| Apt 1, 39 Douglas St, Cork | Sept 2025 | €40,450 | 68 m |
| Apt 2, 39 Douglas St, Cork | Sept 2025 | €40,450 | 68 m |
| 1a St Johns Mews, Douglas St, Cork | Apr 2025 | €277,000 | 90 m |
| 2 Reeves Hall, Rutland St, Cork | Jan 2026 | €230,000 | 99 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 received11 August 2025
- Decision due6 October 2025
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