Planning near you · Cork · Ref 2443018

Change of use to restaurant

No.9 (Sonflour Restaurant), and No.9A (The Gold Reserve), Castle Street

Final grant

Council decision recorded: January 16, 2025

Applicant: Not supplied in our sources
Proposed works: Change of use
Proposed use: Restaurant

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The story so far

Application timeline

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

20 Jun 2024Application received
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16 Jan 2025Council decisionGranted with conditions
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24 Feb 2025Grant recorded
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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 No.9 (Sonflour Restaurant) , and No.9A (The Gold Reserve) , Castle Street. Proposal excerpt: “Permission for the amalgamation of the ground floor of No.9 and No.9A Castle Street, the proposed development consists of the change of use from retail 'The Gold Reserve' to restaurant use to facilitate the expansion of …” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

Location & nearby applications

No.9 (Sonflour Restaurant) , and No.9A (The Gold Reserve) , Castle Street

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Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 2443018

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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: 2026-10-25T15:50:25.586219+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-20.

Full description from the council file

Permission for the amalgamation of the ground floor of No.9 and No.9A Castle Street, the proposed development consists of the change of use from retail 'The Gold Reserve' to restaurant use to facilitate the expansion of 'Sonflour' restaurant, this involves the demolition of some internal elements, the existing façade (including shopfront) is proposed to be retained, the proposed development also includes the provision of signage to match No.9, and all associated site development works. The proposed development is located at No.9 ('Sonflour' Restaurant) and No.9A ('The Gold Reserve'), Castle Street, Cork. The proposed development relates to protected structures PS1038-No.9 Castle Street and PS1039-No.9A-13 Castle Street.

Application details

Reference: 2443018
Site address: No.9 (Sonflour Restaurant), and No.9A (The Gold Reserve), Castle Street
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome: Final grant
Date received: June 20, 2024
Decision due: January 17, 2025
Council decision date: January 16, 2025
Authority: Cork City Council

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