85-86 South Mall, Smith Street, Crane Lane and Pheonix Street
Demolition of 85-86 South Mall and adjacent structures to build a new five-storey office building with a basement.
1737335 · Cork City Council · Lodged 22 March 2017
- Reference
- 1737335
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of existing structures at 85-86 South Mall and Smith Street. In their place, a replacement office building of four floors over ground floor, plus a basement for parking, will be constructed. The ground floor is designed to accommodate office, retail, restaurant, or café uses.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development including the demolition of 85-86 south mall and adjacent structures on smith street to provide for the construction of a replacement office building and all ancillary development. The proposed office building will allow for the construction of four floors over ground floor and a basement level accommodating car parking and ancillary services. The floor-space is designed, and full permission is sought, so as to provide for a single and / or multiple users. The proposed office space is to provide for general offices and/ or business & technology uses and / or office based industry uses and/or education/ education services use and is designed to be suitable for a single user or multiple users with subdivisions. Ground floor uses may be office/ retail office/ retail / restaurant or café subject to first occupation.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork | Jul 2026 | €250,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St | Feb 2025 | €322,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St | Dec 2025 | €236,000 | 128 m |
| 11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €346,500 | 128 m |
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 145 m |
| 108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €245,000 | 167 m |
| 58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 274 m |
| 36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €290,749 | 274 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 received22 March 2017
- Decision due3 August 2007
- Decision issued2 August 2017
- Grant issued6 September 2017
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