GrantedCommercialDecided 24 July 2019

UCC sports grounds, Curraheen, Ballinaspig More

Construction of a new dental hospital building up to five storeys high at the UCC sports grounds.

195417 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 May 2019

Reference: 195417
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 May 2019

Summary

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The project involves decommissioning playing pitches to construct a dental hospital with education, research, and support facilities. Two construction options are proposed: Option 1 is a part 4-storey, part 5-storey building, while Option 2 is a full 5-storey building.

Commercialhospitaluniversitydental clinic

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

The development of a dental building located at ucc sports grounds. The development consists of the decommissioning of playing pitches within the site boundary and the construction of a dental hospital with ancillary education, research and innovation facilities, central sterile services department, roof top plant enclosure and support service areas, with 2 construction options. Option 1 is for the construction of a part 4-storey, part 5-storey dental hospital building, with ancillary education, research and innovation facilities, central sterile services department, roof top plant enclosure and support service areas. Option 2 is for the construction of a 5-storey dental hospital building, with ancillary education, research and innovation facilities, central sterile services department, roof top plant enclosure and support service areas. Both options will include associated access, carparking, parking kiosk, landscaping, ball fencing, signage and site development works. The development also consists of alterations to the site layout, access and parking arrangements for the health innovation hub which was permitted under planning register ref. Nos. 18/4921 and 15/6689.

Land-use zoning

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Business and TechnologyCOE

“To provide for the creation and protection of high technology related office-based industry and enterprise, to facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 Bridgefield Grove, Bishopstown, Cork	May 2025	€420,000	462 m
72 Curraheen Dr, Bishopstown, Corknot full market price	Jun 2026	€234,500	464 m
7 Bridgefield Grove, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown	Jul 2025	€345,000	471 m
3 Curraheen Dr, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown	Sept 2025	€275,000	484 m
La Casa, Curaheen Rd, Bishopstown	Nov 2025	€475,000	494 m

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Key dates

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Application received30 May 2019
Decision due24 July 2019
Decision issued24 July 2019
Grant issued29 August 2019

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