Permission for retention for change of use from ground floor retail use to…

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Application timeline

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20 Aug 2026Application received
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What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Proposal description, Site address.

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Source status: Awaiting Technical Validation → Awaiting Recommendation; Proposal description: Retention Permission is sought for Change of Use from ground floor retail use to residential use and Permission is sought for the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the existing building, all to provide a 5-bed single-family dwelling. Works to include: Partial Demolition and Reconstruction of existing external walls; Refurbishment of existing front roof and chimney with a new rooflight; Raising of roof ridgeline and external walls of existing rear return with construction of new hipped roof with rooflights; Alterations to all elevations including restoration of existing shop front and reinstatement of original front door (currently a window); Internal Renovations including new floors, partition walls and replacement stairs from first to second floor; All associated site development and ancillary works to include repositioned gate in existing garden wall. → Permission for retention for change of use from ground floor retail use to residential use and Permission for the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the existing building, all to provide a 5 bed single family dwelling. Works to include:- Partial demolition and reconstruction of existing external walls, refurbishment of existing front roof and chimney with a new rooflight, raising of roof ridgeline and external walls of existing rear return with construction of new hipped roof with rooflights. Alterations to all elevations including restoration of existing shop front and reinstatement of original front door (currently a window), internal renovations including new floors, partition walls and replacement stairs from first to second floor. All associated site development and ancillary works to include repositioned gate in existing garden wall.; Site address: Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, P17 FV38 → Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 FV38

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 16 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 FV38. Proposal excerpt: “Permission for retention for change of use from ground floor retail use to residential use and Permission for the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the existing building, all to provide a 5 bed single family dwel…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

Location & nearby applications

Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 FV38

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Documents & sources

Cork County Council · Reference 26/2177

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Source records and verification details

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Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file

Permission for retention for change of use from ground floor retail use to residential use and Permission for the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the existing building, all to provide a 5 bed single family dwelling. Works to include:- Partial demolition and reconstruction of existing external walls, refurbishment of existing front roof and chimney with a new rooflight, raising of roof ridgeline and external walls of existing rear return with construction of new hipped roof with rooflights. Alterations to all elevations including restoration of existing shop front and reinstatement of original front door (currently a window), internal renovations including new floors, partition walls and replacement stairs from first to second floor. All associated site development and ancillary works to include repositioned gate in existing garden wall.

Application details

Reference: 26/2177
Site address: Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 FV38
Application type: Permission
Latest reported outcome: Awaiting Recommendation
Date received: August 20, 2026
Decision due: October 14, 2026
Authority: Cork County Council

All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

2026-09-16
- Source status: Awaiting Technical Validation → Awaiting Recommendation
- Proposal description: Retention Permission is sought for Change of Use from ground floor retail use to residential use and Permission is sought for the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the existing building, all to provide a 5-bed single-family dwelling. Works to include: Partial Demolition and Reconstruction of existing external walls; Refurbishment of existing front roof and chimney with a new rooflight; Raising of roof ridgeline and external walls of existing rear return with construction of new hipped roof with rooflights; Alterations to all elevations including restoration of existing shop front and reinstatement of original front door (currently a window); Internal Renovations including new floors, partition walls and replacement stairs from first to second floor; All associated site development and ancillary works to include repositioned gate in existing garden wall. → Permission for retention for change of use from ground floor retail use to residential use and Permission for the conservation, repair and refurbishment of the existing building, all to provide a 5 bed single family dwelling. Works to include:- Partial demolition and reconstruction of existing external walls, refurbishment of existing front roof and chimney with a new rooflight, raising of roof ridgeline and external walls of existing rear return with construction of new hipped roof with rooflights. Alterations to all elevations including restoration of existing shop front and reinstatement of original front door (currently a window), internal renovations including new floors, partition walls and replacement stairs from first to second floor. All associated site development and ancillary works to include repositioned gate in existing garden wall.
- Site address: Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, P17 FV38 → Sullivans Apartments, Guard Well, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 FV38

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