Former Windsor Hotel, 54-55 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Retention of a lift shaft overrun at the former Windsor Hotel in Cork.
2139881 · Cork City Council · Lodged 3 February 2021
- Reference
- 2139881
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetrospective planning permission is sought for the retention of a lift shaft overrun. This involves changes to the height, width, and depth dimensions from what was previously permitted.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention of lift shaft overrun comprising of changes to the height, width and depth of the dimensions permitted under t. P. 1737657.
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, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork | Jul 2026 | €1,360,000 | 10 m |
| Apt 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay | May 2025 | €290,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork | Jan 2026 | €1,065,000 | 133 m |
| Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 157 m |
| 3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 176 m |
| 1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork | Feb 2026 | €322,000 | 176 m |
| Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd | Dec 2025 | €825,000 | 184 m |
| 30 Wellington Rd Apt 1, Cork City, Cork | Nov 2025 | €250,000 | 231 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 received3 February 2021
- Decision due8 June 2021
- Decision issued8 June 2021
- Grant issued20 July 2021
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 is sought by MacCurtain Street Hoteliers Ltd for a development. The proposed development will…
'The Windsor Inn' , 54-55 MacCurtain Street , On the corner of MacCurtain Street and York Street
1737657Cork CityLodged 29 Nov 2017Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of demolition southern and western facades (MacCurtain Street and York Street respectively) and…
Former Windsor Hotel , 54-55 MacCurtain Street , Cork
2039553Cork CityLodged 23 Sept 2020Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for alterations to the ground floor south elevation of a protected structure (minor…
Thompson House , MacCurtain Street , Cork
1737684Cork CityLodged 14 Dec 2017Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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Thompson House , MacCurtain Street , Cork
1838046Cork CityLodged 7 Sept 2018Change of use
- Refused30 m away
Permission to erect and fit a decorative brass metal canopy with associated supports to the front faced over…
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2039100Cork CityLodged 20 Feb 2020Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Permission for the construction of a scheme involving the change of use from commercial (Former Garda…
No.58 MacCurtain Street , (Former Garda Station) , Cork City
2140313Cork CityLodged 24 Jun 2021Apartments
- Granted30 m away
Permission... for the material change of use of existing ground floor unit from surgery/clinic to…
59 MacCurtain Street , Cork
2039350Cork CityLodged 18 Jun 2020Change of use
- Refused40 m away
Permission for change of use of premises from retail to amusement arcade with alterations at ground floor…
No. 2 & No. 3 , McCurtain Street
1837846Cork CityLodged 5 Apr 2018Change of use
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