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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: 675344866dbac45270dc39dcfa5358ae1dd4363a061e69710e31cf74ef96fa7a · field: registrationDate

  2. Council decisionConditional Permission
    Source: Council portal

    Council portal · source SHA-256: 675344866dbac45270dc39dcfa5358ae1dd4363a061e69710e31cf74ef96fa7a · field: decisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: Council portal

    Council portal · source SHA-256: 675344866dbac45270dc39dcfa5358ae1dd4363a061e69710e31cf74ef96fa7a · field: finalGrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: Final Grant Issued → not supplied

Observed: 23 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

No usable coordinates are available in the retained record, so a map pin is not shown.

Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 26/44496

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These documents are listed by the council. Open the council file above to view or download them.

  • Application – Cover Letter · 2026-02-11
  • Chief Executive’s Order · 2026-08-06
  • Elevations · 2026-02-11
  • Elevations · 2026-02-11
  • F.I. Received Doc. · 2026-07-16
  • F.I. Received Doc. · 2026-07-16
  • F.I. Request Letter · 2026-03-26
  • Final Grant · 2026-09-18
  • Other Assessments · 2026-02-11
  • Other Assessments · 2026-02-11
  • Planner’s Report · 2026-03-23
  • Planner’s Report · 2026-03-23
  • Planner’s Report · 2026-08-05
  • Planner’s Report · 2026-08-05
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-07-22
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-07-27
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-07-27
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-07-27
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-03-09
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-03-16
  • Report Received from Internal Staff · 2026-03-20
  • Report Request Letter to External Body · 2026-02-11
  • Report Request Letter to External Body · 2026-02-11
  • Report Request Letter to External Body · 2026-02-11
  • Report Request Letter to External Body · 2026-02-11
  • Report Request Letter to External Body · 2026-02-11
  • Report Request Letter to External Body · 2026-02-11
  • Acknowledgement / Validation Letter · 2026-02-20
  • Floor Plans · 2026-02-11
  • Floor Plans · 2026-02-11
  • Sections · 2026-02-11
  • Sections · 2026-02-11
  • Site layout plan · 2026-02-11
  • Site location map · 2026-02-11
  • Site location map · 2026-02-11
  • Site location map · 2026-02-11
  • Validation Check List · 2026-02-11
  • Application Form – Part A · 2026-02-11
  • F.I. Receipt Ack. Letter · 2026-07-22
  • Fee Receipt · 2026-02-26
  • Newspaper Notice · 2026-02-11
  • Site Notice · 2026-02-11
Source records and verification details

Change record: Council portal · source SHA-256: 675344866dbac45270dc39dcfa5358ae1dd4363a061e69710e31cf74ef96fa7a

Proposal: Council portal · source SHA-256: 675344866dbac45270dc39dcfa5358ae1dd4363a061e69710e31cf74ef96fa7a

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:26:22.227553+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
Decision due
August 12, 2026
Council decision date
August 06, 2026
Authority
Cork City Council
All recorded updates to this application

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

  1. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: Final Grant Issued →

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