Navigation Square bounded by Albert Quay East, to North buildings fronting Victoria Road, to the east Albert Road to the South and
Construction of a four-storey office building with a ground floor cafe/restaurant at Navigation Square.
1938429 · Cork City Council · Lodged 4 June 2019
- Reference
- 1938429
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes the construction of Block C within the Navigation Square development. The project consists of a four-storey office building over ground floor with setbacks and a roof terrace, including a ground floor cafe/restaurant and office/technology uses above.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission .. (in addition with permission for demolition and alteration to tp16/36773 - the navigation square consent) for the construction of one office building on a site bounded by albert road to the south and buildings fronting albert quay to the north. The proposed development provides for the new block c, part of the navigation square development. The proposal allows for the construction of 1 no. Office building , block c, 4 storeys over ground floor with setbacks of the top floors including provision for a roof terrace. The proposed development will include the change of use from office to café/restaurant on the ground floor and general offices and/or business & technology uses and/or office based industry uses on all floors above ground floor to accommodate a single user or multiple users. The proposed development will also include the provision for a commemoration plaque, ancillary services and ancillary site works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road, Cork | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 59 m |
| 75 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road, Cork | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 109 m |
| 19 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €273,150 | 112 m |
| 9 Elizabeth Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 154 m |
| 2 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork | Mar 2026 | €352,000 | 203 m |
| 7 Parkview Terrace, Victoria Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €601,100 | 203 m |
| 4 Kingston Avenue, Victoria Road, Cork | Jun 2025 | €566,000 | 228 m |
| 13 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 233 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 received4 June 2019
- Decision due29 July 2019
- Decision issued29 July 2019
- Grant issued3 September 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for change of use of a facilities management and security office to previously permitted café unit…
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1938933Cork CityLodged 5 Dec 2019Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for the change of use of a café unit to provide for a facilities Management and security office at…
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1838135Cork CityLodged 20 Nov 2018Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Full planning permission including 2 No. totem signs, 4.9sqm total surface area and 4 No. building wall…
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1837907Cork CityLodged 25 May 2018Commercial
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1636773Cork CityLodged 29 Feb 2016Commercial
- Granted40 m away
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1938932Cork CityLodged 5 Dec 2019Retention
- Awaiting decision50 m away
Permission for 6 electronic steel gates and ancillary works, on permitted development known as Navigation…
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1837953Cork CityLodged 22 Jun 2018Commercial
- Granted50 m away
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2039173Cork CityLodged 16 Mar 2020Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Demolish disused silo structure within an abutting the rear (western) and side (southern) boundaries of no. 5…
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1737247Cork CityLodged 6 Jan 2017Demolition
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