Cork University Hospital, Bishopstown Road, Wilton
Construction of a three-storey clinical medical school at Cork University Hospital.
2039645 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 October 2020
- Reference
- 2039645
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a new three-storey clinical medical school with two additional floors of rooftop plantrooms. It also includes extending and revising the layout of the existing surface car park within the hospital campus.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the construction of a three storey clinical medical school plus two additional floors of rooftop plantrooms; the extension of existing surface car park; revised layout to existing surface car park; ancillary site works and all associated external works within the grounds of existing cork university hospital campus
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect institutional and community uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renvyle, Wilton Ave, Cork City | May 2025 | €560,000 | 112 m |
| St Marys, Laburnum Park, Model Farm Rd | Jun 2026 | €600,000 | 162 m |
| 15 Bishopscourt Hill, Wilton (otherwise Bishopstown), Corknot full market price | Nov 2025 | €335,000 | 199 m |
| Ilfracombe, 25 Laburnum Park, Wilton | Mar 2026 | €550,000 | 236 m |
| Saint Aidans, Laburnum Park, Model Farm Road | Dec 2025 | €1,100,000 | 264 m |
| Torwood, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rd | Mar 2025 | €610,000 | 318 m |
| 37 Laburnum Park, Model Farm Rd, Bishopstown | Feb 2026 | €550,000 | 321 m |
| Small Acre, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rdnot full market price | May 2025 | €297,000 | 326 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 received30 October 2020
- Decision due29 March 2021
- Decision issued29 March 2021
- Grant issued10 May 2021
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2039505Cork CityLodged 27 Aug 2020Extension
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1938750Cork CityLodged 2 Oct 2019Change of use
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2140514Cork CityLodged 22 Sept 2021Change of use
- Granted100 m away
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1737629Cork CityLodged 15 Nov 2017Retention
- Granted110 m away
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1737263Cork CityLodged 2 Feb 2017Infrastructure
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- Granted140 m away
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