GrantedCommercialDecided 8 October 2019

Site bounded by Alfred Street to the North, Penrose Quay to the South, the under construction Penrose Dock development to

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a major two-building office development with basement parking.

1938338 · Cork City Council · Lodged 8 April 2019

Reference: 1938338
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 April 2019

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of all structures on site to construct a two-building office development. It features a 6-storey building, a 7-storey building with a ground-floor café, solar panels, and two basement levels.

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Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development on a site bound by alfred street to the north, penrose quay to the south, the under construction penrose dock development to the east, and penrose wharf to the west, cork. The development will consist of the demolition of all buildings and structures; the construction of a two building office development, consisting of a six storey over ground floor building to penrose quay (building 01), with part rooftop terrace, rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array, and rooftop plant; a seven storey over ground floor building to alfred street plus rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array, and rooftop plant, including a café at ground floor level fronting onto alfred street (building 02). The proposed development also includes the construction of two basement levels for car parking, cycle spaces, motorbike spaces and services; pedestrian accesses from penrose quay and alfred street; the omission of the existing vehicular accesses from penrose quay and the repositioning of the existing vehicular access from alfred street. The proposed office buildings are designed for single and/or multiple office users and provides for general offices and /or business and technology uses and/or office based industry uses and/or educational services uses. The planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis). The planning application and nis may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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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
7 St Patricks Terrace, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork	Jul 2025	€150,000	132 m
Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork	Dec 2025	€450,000	214 m
27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork	Jun 2026	€230,000	223 m
Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay	May 2025	€290,000	235 m
Apartment 3, 30 Wellington Road, Cork	Nov 2025	€250,000	247 m
Apartment 2, 30 Wellington Road, Cork	Nov 2025	€250,000	247 m
30 Wellington Rd Apt 1, Cork City, Cork	Nov 2025	€250,000	247 m
Apartment 4, 30 Wellington Road, Cork	Nov 2025	€250,000	247 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 received8 April 2019
Decision due8 October 2019
Decision issued8 October 2019
Grant issued26 November 2019
Appeal submitted5 November 2019
Appeal decided26 November 2019

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