Merchants Quay Shopping Centre, at Units A-B-C-D-E-F-G, F09-F09A-F11 & F10
Amalgamation of shopping centre units to create a large restaurant.
2544168 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 September 2025
- Reference
- 2544168
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to amalgamate several units in the Merchants Quay Shopping Centre to create a large restaurant. The works involve internal demolition, a change of use of first-floor retail space, a modest second-floor extension, and a new entrance from Saint Patrick's Street.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use and amalgamation of units within merchants quay shopping centre. The proposed works involve the demolition of internal partitions, and the construction of an amalgamated large restaurant involving the change of use of a large portion of the first floor of the shopping centre from retail, and a void area, to restaurant use for the provision of a 'wing's world cuisine' restaurant, an entrance to the unit is proposed from saint patrick's street via an existing door which is not currently in use by the public. Planning permission is sought for the development outlined herein including, internal demolition, signage (illuminated and non-illuminated), internal reconfiguration of partitions, drainage, bin storage, kitchen, toilets, facilities, plant and all associated site works at ground, first and second floor levels (involving a modest extension of the second floor facilities area).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 122 m |
| 4 Coburg Street, Cork | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 180 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 201 m |
| 44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 201 m |
| 38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €510,000 | 201 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 201 m |
| 45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork | May 2025 | €530,000 | 201 m |
| 57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 206 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 received18 September 2025
- Decision due12 November 2025
- Decision issued12 November 2025
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