Horgan's Quay, Railway Street, Lower Glanmire Road
Redevelopment of Horgan's Quay to provide a mixed-use scheme including residential, office, hotel, and retail spaces.
1737563 · Cork City Council · Lodged 6 September 2017
- Reference
- 1737563
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis major project proposes a mixed-use development with residential, office, hotel, and retail uses, alongside a creche and four new public spaces. It includes the conservation, refurbishment, and change of use of several protected railway structures, as well as some demolition works.
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
Application for permission for the redevelopment of a site at horgan's quay, railway street, lower glanmire road, cork to provide for a mixed use residential, office, hotel and retail development with ancillary creche, landscaping and public realm works resulting in the creation of 4 no. Public spaces with an area of 5,080 m2, services and site development works. The proposed development makes provision for the conservation, refurbishment, alteration and change of use of the old railway station (station master's building), carriage shed and the goods shed which are protected structures to facilitate their integration into the proposed development and for the demolition of structures, including the existing wall to horgan's quay which forms part of their curtilage. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar, formerly known as an eis) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide and promote a mix of residential and other uses to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 2 November 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 August 2022.
Notified floor area: 157 m²
12 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Summerhill North, Cork, Cork | Mar 2025 | €850,000 | 192 m |
| 7 St Patricks Terrace, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork | Jul 2025 | €150,000 | 204 m |
| 8 Adelaide Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €480,000 | 244 m |
| 18 Arcadia Hall, Cork, Cork | Jun 2026 | €210,000 | 258 m |
| Eagle Lodge, Summerhill North, Cork | Sept 2025 | €700,000 | 261 m |
| 5 Hansborough Place, Wellington Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 275 m |
| Apartment 1, 12 Charlemont Terrace, Wellington Road | Apr 2026 | €520,000 | 307 m |
| Apartment 1, 10 Charlemont Terrace, Wellington Road | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 309 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 received6 September 2017
- Decision due23 February 2018
- Decision issued23 February 2018
- Grant issued18 April 2018
- Appeal submitted22 March 2018
- Appeal decided17 April 2018
In the area
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1938550Cork CityLodged 17 Jul 2019Alterations
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