33/34, Fair Hil, Cork
Retention of a change of use from a hair salon to three apartments in Cork.
2544245 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 October 2025
- Reference
- 2544245
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to convert a former hair salon into two ground-floor apartments and one first-floor apartment. The works also include alterations to the existing elevations and the construction of boundary walls.
- Residential units
- 3
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 of change of use from existing hair salon to 2 apartments on the ground floor, first floor apartment, alterations to existing elevations, construction of boundary walls to south and western boundaries and all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Fairhill Villas, Fairhill, Cork | May 2026 | €320,000 | 95 m |
| 2 Frenchs Villas, Wolfe Tone St, Fair Hill | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 95 m |
| 98 Wolfe Tone St, Cork, Cork | Jul 2025 | €246,000 | 126 m |
| 18 Frenches Villas, Wolf Tone Street, Cork | Oct 2025 | €320,000 | 134 m |
| 4 School Place, Gurranabraher, Cork | Apr 2026 | €220,000 | 172 m |
| 17 Innishannon Road, Fair Hill, Farranreenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €122,500 | 178 m |
| 41 Fair Hill, Cork City, Cork | Apr 2026 | €237,500 | 190 m |
| 1a Mount Marian, Redemption Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €369,000 | 216 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 received20 October 2025
- Decision due15 December 2025
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