Main Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
Approved in 2021. Building started in 2021.
- 11 Jan 2021Received
- 11 Jun 2021Building started
- 14 Jun 2021Conditional
- Status
- Building startedi
- Decision
- Conditional · 14 Jun 2021
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2,978 m²
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Permission for (i) to demolish the rear extensions and the internal stairs of the existing O'Briens' building (adjacent to Fields' Supervalu) at 27 Main Street (ii) to construct a new two storey extension building with single storey to the rear which will be amalgamated into the existing SuperValu building with retail use at ground floor level and staff facilities and store use at first floor level, (iii) to raise the ground and first floor levels of the existing O'Briens building (adjacent to Fields' Supervalu) at 27 Main Street, (iv) to increase the width of the existing entrance door to Fields' SuperValu at 26 Main Street (v) to amalgamate the front part of the existing Hickeys' Newsagents shop (a Protected Structure) into the existing Café with 2 no. ope's to be formed in the separating wall at ground floor level and the rear part of the existing Hickeys' Newsagents shop (a Protected Structure) into the Supermarket for Retail / Off Licence use, (vi) revise the configuration of the Fire Escape Stairs at the rear of the existing Hickeys' Newsagents shop (a Protected Structure) (vii) to widen the existing fire escape door at the rear of the Newsagents Shop (a Protected Structure), (viii) to construct an external stepped fire escape walkway from the First Floor Staff Facilities area to the first floor at the rear of the Newsagents Shop (ix) to carry out internal alterations at First Floor level in the Supermarket building (26 Main Street), (x) to construct a single storey extension on the South Western side of the rear of the existing building, (xi) to construct a single storey extension on the South Eastern side of the rear of the existing building, (xii) the change of use of the existing Bakery to Home Deliveries Store on the South Western side of the rear of the existing building, (xiii) to construct an enclosed external fire escape stairs from the first floor level on the South Eastern side of the rear of the existing building and all associated site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 21/8
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 11 Jan 2021
- Observations close
- 15 Feb 2021 (closed 2057 days ago)
- Decision due
- 15 Jun 2021 · decided 14 Jun 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 14 Jun 2021
- Proposed development
- Permission for (i) to demolish the rear extensions and the internal stairs of the existing O'Briens' building (adjacent to Fields' Supervalu) at 27 Main Street (ii) to construct a new two storey extension building with single storey to the rear which will be amalgamated into the existing SuperValu building with retail use at ground floor level and staff facilities and store use at first floor level, (iii) to raise the ground and first floor levels of the existing O'Briens building (adjacent to Fields' Supervalu) at 27 Main Street, (iv) to increase the width of the existing entrance door to Fields' SuperValu at 26 Main Street (v) to amalgamate the front part of the existing Hickeys' Newsagents shop (a Protected Structure) into the existing Café with 2 no. ope's to be formed in the separating wall at ground floor level and the rear part of the existing Hickeys' Newsagents shop (a Protected Structure) into the Supermarket for Retail / Off Licence use, (vi) revise the configuration of the Fire Escape Stairs at the rear of the existing Hickeys' Newsagents shop (a Protected Structure) (vii) to widen the existing fire escape door at the rear of the Newsagents Shop (a Protected Structure), (viii) to construct an external stepped fire escape walkway from the First Floor Staff Facilities area to the first floor at the rear of the Newsagents Shop (ix) to carry out internal alterations at First Floor level in the Supermarket building (26 Main Street), (x) to construct a single storey extension on the South Western side of the rear of the existing building, (xi) to construct a single storey extension on the South Eastern side of the rear of the existing building, (xii) the change of use of the existing Bakery to Home Deliveries Store on the South Western side of the rear of the existing building, (xiii) to construct an enclosed external fire escape stairs from the first floor level on the South Eastern side of the rear of the existing building and all associated site worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2,978 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 28 · 500 m · 5 years
- RefusedTownshend St, Coronea, Skibbereen P81HW40, Co. Cork
- WithdrawnTownshend St, Coronea, Skibbereen p81hw40, Co. Cork
- WithdrawnSisters of Mercy Convent, North Street, Skibbereen, Co Cork
- CommencedRiverside Townsend Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- WithdrawnTownshend Street Skibbereen P81HW40
- WithdrawnTownsend St. Skibbereen P81HW40
- CommencedNo. 11 North Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- WithdrawnNo.11 North Street Skibbereen Co Cork
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- CommencedNumber 1 Bridge Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- CommencedIlen River Playschool Abbeystrewry Church Hall Bridge Street, Coronea, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- CommencedAbbbeystrewry Church Hall Bridge Street Coronea Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- Commenced42/43 Bridge Street and Railway Road Skibbereen Co. Cork
- CommencedGortnaclohy Td North Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- Granted7, Ninety Eight Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- Withdrawn7, Niety Eight Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- Commenced7, Ninety Eight Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- Granted60 Mardyke Street Coronea Skibereen Co. Cork
- CommencedNo. 46 Mardyke Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- CommencedOld Still Mill Distillery Lane Market Street Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- CommencedBank of Ireland No. 2 Market Street Gortnaclohy Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- Commenced2 Market Street Gortnaclohy Skibbereen Co. Cork
- GrantedDrinagh Co-op Retail Warehouse (Hardware) Carrigfadda (Townland) Market Street Skibbereen, Co. Cork P81 Y624
- CommencedBaltimore Road (R595) and Townshend Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- Commenced39 The Mills Gortnaclohy Skibbereen Co. Cork
- CommencedChapel Lane / The Still Mill Gortnaclohy Skibbereen Co. Cork
- RefusedNorth Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
- CommencedNo. 1 Home Rule Terrace Chapel Lane Skibbereen Co. Cork
- CommencedWest Cork Hotel Ilen Street Skibbereen Co. Cork
Homes nearby
- For sale24 Main Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 WK31
- For sale8 Warners Lane, Market Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 YF89
- For sale28 North Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 TY04
- For sale5 Bellview Place, Townsend Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 HW99
- For sale1 Kielbrook House, Townsend Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 EY20
- For sale15 North Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 YN62
- For sale39 Bridge Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 Y275
- For sale9 Upper Bridge Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 E688
- For sale24 Saint Fachtna'S Terrace, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 VW53
- For saleCoronea, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- For sale31 Gortnaclohy Heights, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 A066
- For sale17 The Flax Mills, Upper Bridge Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 T667
Building started
- 24 Feb 2025 · Builder told the council work was starting (opted out of the finish sign-off) CN0125630LL
- 10 Jun 2022 · Builder told the council work was starting (opted out of the finish sign-off) CN0090246MO
- 20 Apr 2022 · Builder told the council work was starting (opted out of the finish sign-off) CN0088405GY
- 19 Nov 2021 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0083572GC
- 16 Aug 2021 · Builder told the council work was starting (opted out of the finish sign-off) CN0080290MN
- 11 Jun 2021 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0077249WD
Zoning
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Protections nearby 250 m
No mapped flood area nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 70
- Recorded monument · 4
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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Summary
21/8 is a planning application to Cork County Council for permission for (i) to demolish the rear extensions and the internal stairs of the, received on 11 Jan 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 14 Jun 2021.