26 St. Patrick's Quay, Cork
Temporary change of use from a car showroom to a 43-space hotel car park on St. Patrick's Quay.
1636842 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 April 2016
- Reference
- 1636842
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedA three-year temporary planning permission is sought to convert a vehicular showroom into a 43-space car park for the adjacent Metropole Hotel. The project includes removing existing glazing to create a new vehicular exit with a roller shutter door, internal alterations, and signage.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Three year temporary planning permission for the change of use of a vehicular showroom to a temporary car parking ancillary to the adjacent metropole hotel to provide 43 no. Car parking spaces for metropole hotel use. Permission is also sought for the removal of existing glazing and pedestrian door to provide a vehicular exit from the proposed car park to st. Patrick's quay with new roller shutter door to match the existing, entry to the proposed car park will be via the existing roller shutter entrance door to st. Patrick's quay, with internal alterations to suit proposed car parking layout and provision of 2 no. Car parking sings to the south (st. Patrick's quay) at
- St. Patrick's quay
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to promote its role as a dynamic mixed used centre for community, economic, civic, cultural and residential growth.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 84 m |
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 145 m |
| 1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Feb 2026 | €322,000 | 190 m |
| 3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 190 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 234 m |
| 4 Coburg Street, Cork | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 253 m |
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 258 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received20 April 2016
- Decision due14 June 2016
- Decision issued14 June 2016
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