48 Grand Parade, Cork
Change of use of the ground and first floors of a protected structure from offices to three apartments.
2544152 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 September 2025
- Reference
- 2544152
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the ground and first floors of a protected structure from office use to residential use, creating two studio apartments and one single-bedroom apartment. Works include replacing PVC windows and doors with timber alternatives and removing internal partitions.
- Residential units
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Permission to change the use of the ground and first floors of 48 grand parade, cork, (a protected structure-rps 118), from office use to residential use, (ie. 2 no studio and 1 no. One bed apartments). Permission is also sought to replace a tilt and turn pvc window on the upper level, with timber sliding sash window and a pvc door to the rear roof terrace to be replaced with timber door with vision panel, together with all ancillary site works including the removal of a number of internal partitions, and all associated site development works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 30 South Main St., Cork | Sept 2025 | €700,000 | 104 m |
| Apt 1 The Flying Enterprise Complex, South Gate Bridge, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €1,100,000 | 118 m |
| 13 St Nicholas Church Place, Cove St, Cork | Jul 2025 | €386,000 | 137 m |
| 1 Drinan Street, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 145 m |
| 2 Nicholas Place Apts, 14 Travers St, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 174 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Sullivans Quay, Cork | Mar 2026 | €261,000 | 180 m |
| Apartment 2, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 183 m |
| Apartment 3, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 183 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 September 2025
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