89 Sundays Well Road, Sundays Well, Cork
Retention of the change of use from a bar and restaurant to four one-bedroom apartments.
2544177 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 September 2025
- Reference
- 2544177
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 19 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission to convert a former ground and first-floor bar and restaurant into residential use. The conversion consists of four one-bedroom apartments.
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 2
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 retention for change of use from ground and first-floor bar and restaurant to four one-bedroom apartments (three on the ground floor and one on the first floor), together with all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Convent Avenue, Sundays Well, Cork | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 23 m |
| St Euphrasis, Sundays Well Avenue, Sundays Well | Mar 2026 | €800,000 | 83 m |
| 59a Sundays Well Rd, Cork, Cork | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 197 m |
| 78 Sundays Well Road, Cork | Jan 2010 | €510,000 | 220 m |
| 31 Sundays Well Rd, Sundays Well, Cork | May 2025 | €695,000 | 245 m |
| Ard Caoin, Buxton Hill, Sundays Well | May 2025 | €760,000 | 265 m |
| Mount Vernon, 68 Sundays Well Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €1,260,000 | 270 m |
| 113 Sunday's Well Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 289 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 received19 September 2025
- Decision due13 November 2025
- Decision issued13 November 2025
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