Infrastructure · Co. Cork

Carriage Shed, Railway Street, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork

Decision: Application finalised (24 Oct 2025)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2543978 at Carriage Shed, Railway Street, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork: (I) Change of use from retail to office for part of ground floor…
  • The applicant is Hq Developments Carriage Shed Ltd.
  • It was received by Cork City Council on 26 Jun 2025.
  • Decision: Application finalised (24 Oct 2025).
  • Work started on site on 9 Mar 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Cork City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

(I) Change of use from retail to office for part of ground floor and…

Permission for (I) Change of use from retail to office for part of ground floor and all of the mezzanine floor, (II) Retention of 2 no. roof vents to the roof and rendered wall finish to upper level of north elevation in lieu of permitted glazing, (III) Minor changes to north elevation to include removal of one permitted opening in northern wall and change of 2 no. permitted windows to double doors, (IV) Minor changes to west elevation to include the addition of one opening in existing archway with new door and change of 2 no. permitted doors to glazed panels, (V) Addition of 2 no. new roof vents and 6 no. new rooflights, and (VI) New signage at the Carriage Shed, Railway Street, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork. The new development works relate to a Protected Structure (PS178).

Location
Lower Glanmire Road, Co. Cork Map
Planning reference
2543978
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
Hq Developments Carriage Shed Ltd
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Numbers and dates

Project type
Infrastructure
Received
26 Jun 2025
Decision made
24 Oct 2025
Site start
9 Mar 2026
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Council decision
  3. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 9 Mar 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2543978 on planning.corkcity.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Cork City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 9 Mar 2026Work started · Material Change of Use of and Associated Fit Out of the Existing Protected Structure...

A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.

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