Permission is also sought for change of use “from former public house to restaurant”.

An existing rear gallery will be removed and reinstated as part of the proposed works, while a new rear annex housing a preparatory kitchen is also planned at the location of the existing rear yard.

Roof works are also proposed, including the installation of rooflights and the raising and boxing of a section of the rear roof.

Minor alterations are proposed to the front of the protected structure, including repair and painting and installation of a new entrance awning and signage.

The bar was sold earlier this year just shy of its €600,000 guide price, via Rob Coughlan of Cohalan Downing to “established hospitality operators”.

The planning application reveals the link to Son of A Bun via a Companies Registration Office search of NALGEC.

It will be the second Cork City venue for husband-and-wife team Niall and Amanda O’Regan who opened their first Cork Son-of-a-Bun burger restaurant on McCurtain St in 2015 in the former Crowley’s music store premises.

The new Western Rd venue, at 15 Lancaster Quay, has already undergone a clear-out with the entire contents put up for sale by auction last month, including the impressive 30ft D-end bar counter with ornate back-fitting and striking clock.

A former bonded warehouse, it had operated as a bar for several decades, run by the Reidy family, who have a long involvement in the city’s licensed trade, and who continue to own and operate the popular Le Chateau bar on Patrick’s St.

Plans for a new burger venue at the site add to a sizeable hospitality offering on Washington St/Western Rd, where popular restaurant venues include Liberty Grill, Café Paradiso, and The Spitjack, while Dwyers of Cork is a gastropub.

Footfall is strong thanks to proximity to both Cork city centre and to University College Cork, slightly further west on Western Rd.