University College Cork, University College Campus, College Road
Construction of a new fire escape extension at the UCC Civil Engineering Building.
1737636 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 November 2017
- Reference
- 1737636
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedUniversity College Cork is seeking permission to construct a new extension to the Civil Engineering Building to provide an enclosed, protected fire escape route. The works involve minor demolitions to the eastern facade, lowering a window sill for a ground-level escape door, and landscaping modifications within the curtilage of a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the construction of a new extension to the existing civil engineering building to provide a new enclosed protected fire escape route from the building, at college road, cork, by university college cork. The proposed works will involve minor demolitions to the eastern façade of the existing civil engineering building to provide new connection routes to the new escape stairway and the lowering of existing window cill to provide an additional dedicated direct escape door at ground level, and modifications to the existing external hard and soft landscaping to facilitate the new escape stair building footprint. The proposed development involves the carrying out of works within the curtilage of a protected structure: crawford observatory and gates onto western road(ps 538)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect institutional and community uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carrigside, College Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €600,000 | 42 m |
| 7 Mount St Joseph View, Magazine Road, Cork | Mar 2025 | €375,000 | 146 m |
| 23 Wycherley Terrace, College Rd, Cork | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 222 m |
| Rock House, 3 Adare Villas, Highfield Avenue | Apr 2026 | €515,000 | 233 m |
| 2 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Rd | Jul 2025 | €470,000 | 250 m |
| 2 Highfield, Magazine Rd, Cork | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 251 m |
| 45 Mccurtains Villas, College Rd, Cork | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 257 m |
| 42 Mccurtains Villas, College Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 257 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received20 November 2017
- Decision due14 May 2018
- Decision issued14 May 2018
- Grant issued21 June 2018
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