GrantedApartmentsDecided 21 December 2020

The Savoy Centre 108-109, Saint Patrick's Street 106-107, Saint Patrick's Street 111-112

Redevelopment of the Savoy Centre to create three retail units and 11 apartments.

2039026 · Cork City Council · Lodged 13 January 2020

Reference: 2039026
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 January 2020

Summary

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The project involves the demolition and reconstruction of internal and external elements of the Savoy Centre and surrounding units. It will decommission the existing vacant shopping centre to create three large retail units on St. Patrick's Street and convert upper floors into 11 apartments.

Apartmentsretailregenerationcity centre

Residential units: 11

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Development description

Permission for the redevelopment of the savoy centre (no. 108-109 saint patrick’s street) and a number of surrounding units including 106-107 saint patrick’s street (formerly quills), and the upper floors of nos. 111-112 saint patrick’s street (formerly a-wear). Located at saint patrick’s street and william street, cork city. The proposed works involve the demolition, and reconstruction, of internal and external elements of the existing block at all levels within the curtilage of the existing pattern to form retail shops at ground floor level, with some retail units extending to first floor level (units 2 and 3). The proposed works include the decommissioning of the existing savoy centre and its constituent small internal retail units (currently vacant) and the reconfiguration of the space to form three no. Individual retail units all fronting onto and accessed from saint patrick’s street. The development also consists of the change of use of a portion of the savoy theatre and former upper retail areas to residential use to accommodate 11 no. Apartments. Access to the retail units will be provided off saint patrick’s street. Access to the apartments will be from william street. These works include, but are not limited to, the removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, roof terraces and landscaping, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, improvements to the external fabric and lighting along william street; plant space etc. The proposal constitutes the second phase of the savoy redevelopment with phase 1 being permitted under 18/38168. Permission is sought for the above and all associated site development works.

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
36 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€290,749	76 m
44 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2026	€560,000	76 m
45 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	May 2025	€530,000	76 m
58 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,938	76 m
38 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Jan 2025	€510,000	76 m
24 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Nov 2025	€10,000	114 m
18 Opera Lane, Cork, Corkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€418,502	114 m
12 Opera Lane, Cork, Cork	Apr 2026	€475,000	114 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 received13 January 2020
Decision due22 December 2020
Decision issued21 December 2020
Grant issued10 February 2021

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