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Planning near you · Cork · Ref 26/44496

Change of use to café

Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West, Cork, 4-5 Hanover Place, Cork City T12WK65

Decision code: Conditional Permission

Council decision recorded: August 06, 2026

Applicant
CC & H Imperial Ltd
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 registered
    Source: Council portal

    Council portal · source SHA-256: 0109a64428e9fe1503a2a2a563434ff6d118d7ce9a8882776f8a9200ce7d6303 · field: registrationDate

  2. Council decisionConditional Permission
    Source: Council portal

    Council portal · source SHA-256: 0109a64428e9fe1503a2a2a563434ff6d118d7ce9a8882776f8a9200ce7d6303 · field: decisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: Council portal

    Council portal · source SHA-256: 0109a64428e9fe1503a2a2a563434ff6d118d7ce9a8882776f8a9200ce7d6303 · field: finalGrantDate

What changed

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

Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West, Cork, 4-5 Hanover Place, Cork City T12WK65. Proposal excerpt: “Permission for development at Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West, 4-5 Hanover Place, Cork City, T12WK65. The proposed development will consist of: (1) The change of use of the vacant ground office use to a caf…”

Location & nearby applications

Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West, Cork, 4-5 Hanover Place, Cork City T12WK65

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Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 26/44496

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Source records and verification details

Change record: Council portal · source SHA-256: 0109a64428e9fe1503a2a2a563434ff6d118d7ce9a8882776f8a9200ce7d6303

Proposal: Council portal · source SHA-256: 0109a64428e9fe1503a2a2a563434ff6d118d7ce9a8882776f8a9200ce7d6303

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:18:57.539066+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
Permission for development at Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West, 4-5 Hanover Place, Cork City, T12WK65. The proposed development will consist of: (1) The change of use of the vacant ground office use to a cafe use; (2) The subdivision of the ground floor; (3) The installation of signage and windows, (4) All ancillary site development works.
Application details
Reference
26/44496
Applicant
CC & H Imperial Ltd
Site address
Florence Buildings, 1A Washington Street West, Cork, 4-5 Hanover Place, Cork City T12WK65
Application type
Permission
Latest reported outcome
Decision code: Conditional Permission
Decision due
August 12, 2026
Council decision date
August 06, 2026
Authority
Cork City Council

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