Douglas Court Shopping Centre, Douglas (Townland), Cork
Change of use of shopping centre storage areas to a health and wellness centre.
2544169 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 September 2025
- Reference
- 2544169
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert first-floor storage areas at Douglas Court Shopping Centre into a health and wellness centre comprising up to 7 units. Works include minor internal wall demolition, layout reconfiguration, new rooflights, and signage.
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 minor demolition works of internal walls on the first floor, for the change of use of storage areas at first floor level to facilitate the provision of a health and wellness centre comprising up to 7 no. Units to provide for a range of uses which may include class 8 health/wellness uses and class 2 uses/services including fitness, aesthetics and hair/beauty treatments as may be required by future operations. The development also includes new rooflights, reconfiguration of internal walls on the first floor for 7 no. Units and all ancillary development works including signage, plant and storage areas.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard, Rochestown Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €1,350,000 | 108 m |
| Orchard Villa, Rochestown Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €560,000 | 147 m |
| 7 Douglas Close, Douglas, Cork | Feb 2025 | €537,000 | 201 m |
| 92 Belgard Downs, Rochestown, Cork | Sept 2025 | €358,000 | 215 m |
| 93 Belgard Downs, Rochestown Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 220 m |
| 3 Gartan Park, Douglas, Cork | Jun 2025 | €375,000 | 223 m |
| Ferndale, Maryborough Hill, Douglas | Feb 2025 | €615,000 | 252 m |
| Toneyville, Nr Gartan Park, East Douglas | May 2025 | €300,000 | 262 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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