The Former Beamish, and Crawford Brewery, South Main Street
Amendments to the former Beamish and Crawford Brewery development, increasing student accommodation to 61 apartments.
1637064 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 September 2016
- Reference
- 1637064
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes amendments to a previously granted permission on the northern area of the brewery site in Cork. Key changes include reducing ground floor retail space, omitting office space, replacing live-work units with student accommodation (increasing from 48 to 61 apartments), and adding a riverside restaurant and café.
- Residential units
- 61
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Official record
Development description
Amendments to the development previously granted planning permission, reference no. 10/34698, pl28.239383, on the northern area (zone a) of the overall brewery site, as follows: reduction of ground floor retail space from 2,617 sq m to 600 sq m; omission of 1824 sq m of office space in block a4; omission of 10 no. Live-work units and increase in provision of student accommodation from 48 no. Apartments to 61 no. Apartments, with associated internal amenity spaces, study rooms, laundry facilities, reception and administration areas; provision of a riverside restaurant and café accessed from the new pedestrian street to be known as lamley's lane; relocation eastwards of the underground link to zone b; modification in the plan form of blocks a1, a2 and a3 and a reduction in the width of block a4; provision of 2 no. Lift and stair links between blocks a1 and a2, blocks a3 and a4; provision of a red brick and white precast concrete external finish in lieu of a terracotta rain screen cladding system.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 30 South Main St., Cork | Sept 2025 | €700,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 2b, Hanover Street, Cork | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 120 m |
| 6 St Dommick Terrace, Crosses Green, Cork | Jun 2026 | €308,000 | 131 m |
| 6 St Dommick Terrace, Crosses Green, Cork | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 131 m |
| Apartment 3, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 132 m |
| Apartment 2, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 132 m |
| Apartment 1, 14 South Main Street, Cork | May 2025 | €153,333 | 134 m |
| Apt 1 The Flying Enterprise Complex, South Gate Bridge, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €1,100,000 | 136 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 received12 September 2016
- Decision due23 February 2017
- Decision issued23 February 2017
- Grant issued27 September 2017
- Appeal submitted22 March 2017
- Appeal decided19 May 2017
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