GrantedApartmentsDecided 21 June 2018

The Former Beamish and Crawford Brewery, South Main Street, Cork

Amendments to student accommodation at the former Beamish and Crawford Brewery to increase apartment count to 67.

1837773 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 February 2018

Reference: 1837773
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 February 2018

Summary

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BAM Property Ltd. seeks permission to amend a previously granted scheme on the former brewery site. The changes include adding an extra floor to two blocks and extending floor plates to increase student accommodation from 61 to 67 apartments, on a site containing a protected structure.

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Residential units: 67

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought by bam property ltd. For amendments to the previously granted planning permission reference no. 16/37064, on the northern area (zone a) of the overall former brewery site, as follows: increase in provision of student accommodation from 61 no. To 67 no. Apartments through (a) provision of an extra floor (seventh floor) to blocks a2 & a3 and (b) the extension of the floor plates on the northern end of block a3 at fifth and sixth floor level; addition of 2 no. Student accommodation bedrooms at mezzanine level of block a3 and an associated change to the adjacent roof level over the ground floor retail space; provision of additional glazed openings to lambley's lane in the ground floor retail unit in block a3; reduction in the floor area of the basement and the floor area of block a 1 on all levels. The application refers to a site which contains a protected structure.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
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
Apartment 3, 14 South Main Street, Cork	May 2025	€153,333	131 m
Apartment 2, 14 South Main Street, Cork	May 2025	€153,333	131 m
6 St Dommick Terrace, Crosses Green, Cork	Jun 2026	€308,000	132 m
6 St Dommick Terrace, Crosses Green, Cork	Jun 2025	€160,000	132 m
Apartment 1, 14 South Main Street, Cork	May 2025	€153,333	133 m
Apt 1 The Flying Enterprise Complex, South Gate Bridge, Cork City	Nov 2025	€1,100,000	137 m

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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

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Application received16 February 2018
Decision due21 June 2018
Decision issued21 June 2018
Grant issued2 August 2018

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