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Planning near you · Cork · Ref 174800

Change of use to café

Unit 2/2A, St.Patricks Wollen Mills, Douglas West

Appeal decided: conditional

Applicant
Not supplied in our sources
Proposed works
Change of use
Proposed use
Café

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: retained record

    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: retained record

    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: decision_date

  3. Appeal submitted
    Source: retained record

    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _appeal_submitted_date

  4. Appeal decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: retained record

    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _appeal_decision_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 25 October 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Unit 2/2A , St.Patricks Wollen Mills , Douglas West. Proposal excerpt: “The change of use of a vacant retail unit to a café/restaurant with outdoor seating area, alterations to East elevation, canopy, new signage, bin storage and new gates and alteration of the existing internal layout and a…” The appeal outcome is recorded separately from the council decision; the council decision alone gives an incomplete history.

Location & nearby applications

Unit 2/2A , St.Patricks Wollen Mills , Douglas West

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No other mapped applications within 5 km were found in the records available for this page.

Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 174800

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

Change record: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-10-25T15:50:40.221233+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-20.

Full description from the council file
The change of use of a vacant retail unit to a café/restaurant with outdoor seating area, alterations to East elevation, canopy, new signage, bin storage and new gates and alteration of the existing internal layout and all associated site works.
Application details
Reference
174800
Site address
Unit 2/2A, St.Patricks Wollen Mills, Douglas West
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Appeal decided: conditional
Date received
April 04, 2017
Decision due
August 21, 2017
Council decision date
August 02, 2017
Authority
Cork City Council

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