Clontarf Street, Deane Street, and Oliver Plunkett Street Lower
Construction of a 15-storey office building in Cork City.
1837894 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 May 2018
- Reference
- 1837894
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for a 15-storey office building with a gross floor area of approximately 5,985 square metres on a triangular site. The development will feature a double basement, a rooftop terrace with an overhanging canopy, and upper floors that overhang the public footpaths.
- Storeys
- 15
- Floor area
- 5,985 m²
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Official record
Development description
The construction of an office building which will comprise of fifteen (15) storeys above ground level and a gross floor area of circa 5,985m2 on a triangular site which is bounded by clontarf street, deane street and oliver plunkett street lower in cork city. The proposed ground floor use will comprise of lobby, office rooms and building services and the first to fourteenth floors will comprise of office use and building services. A roof top terrace will be provided for staff above the fourteenth floor and will include a canopy structure that will oversail the public footpath adjoining clontarf street. A glass canopy oversails deane street at the third floor level. From the third floor up to the roof terrace the proposed building will overhang the public footpaths along clontarf street and oliver plunkett street lower by approximately 2 metres. The proposed development will also include a double basement with ancillary plant and equipment and a water tank. The main pedestrian access to the building will be via clontarf street and the existing electricity substation will be relocated within a secure room on the ground floor of the proposed building with secure access from deane street.
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
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 23 November 2021.
Notified floor area: 6,084 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 183 m |
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 259 m |
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 280 m |
| 108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €245,000 | 299 m |
| 9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork | Jul 2026 | €250,000 | 344 m |
| 11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €346,500 | 368 m |
| Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St | Feb 2025 | €322,000 | 368 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 received16 May 2018
- Decision due8 October 2018
- Decision issued8 October 2018
- Grant issued24 May 2019
- Appeal submitted5 November 2018
- Appeal decided24 May 2019
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