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Planning near you · Cork · Ref 2039632

Change of use to café

The Aldi Store(under construction), Site of Former Cinema World, Douglas

Final grant

Council decision recorded: December 18, 2020

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. Grant recorded
    Source: retained record

    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _grant_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 The Aldi Store(under construction) , Site of Former Cinema World , Douglas. Proposal excerpt: “Permission for development which will consist of (1) the amalgamation and change of use of Unit no. 2 and Unit no. 3 (gross floor area of 370 sqm) from retail use to café/restaurant use (2) the provision of outdoor seati…”

Location & nearby applications

The Aldi Store(under construction) , Site of Former Cinema World , Douglas

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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 2039632

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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: 2026-10-25T15:50:30.464150+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-20.

Full description from the council file
Permission for development which will consist of (1) the amalgamation and change of use of Unit no. 2 and Unit no. 3 (gross floor area of 370 sqm) from retail use to café/restaurant use (2) the provision of outdoor seating area of 152 sqm (3) and all associated site development works
Application details
Reference
2039632
Site address
The Aldi Store(under construction), Site of Former Cinema World, Douglas
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Final grant
Date received
October 27, 2020
Decision due
December 21, 2020
Council decision date
December 18, 2020
Authority
Cork City Council

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