Leisureplex site, No.1 MacCurtain Street, and Brian Boru Street
Redevelopment of the Leisureplex site to construct a 171-bedroom hotel, retaining a protected postal sorting office facade.
2039165 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 March 2020
- Reference
- 2039165
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes the demolition of existing structures on MacCurtain Street to build a 5-7 storey hotel with 171 bedrooms, a ground-floor bar and restaurant, and rooftop plant. The development will retain and modify the facade of the Former Postal Sorting Offices, which is a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the redevelopment of the leisureplex site, no. 1 maccurtain street and brian boru street, cork to provide for a 171 bedroom hotel. The proposed development consists of: the demolition of existing structures; retention of and modifications to the existing façade of the former postal sorting offices (protected structure ps007); the construction of a 5-7 storey hotel including a bar and restaurant at ground floor level, roof top plant at 5th floor level, a new service vehicle access onto maccurtain street, a service yard including an external plant area and generator enclosure, all ancillary signage and all associated site development works. The proposed development consists of the carrying out of works to protected structure ps007.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 30 m |
| Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 70 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 180 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 193 m |
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 212 m |
| Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd | Dec 2025 | €825,000 | 217 m |
| 1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Feb 2026 | €322,000 | 237 m |
| 3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 237 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 received12 March 2020
- Decision due18 November 2020
- Decision issued18 November 2020
- Grant issued13 January 2021
- Appeal submitted16 December 2020
- Appeal decided13 January 2021
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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