Basement Car Park, City Square, Watercourse Road
Retention of car park layout and continued use of 20 spaces for An Garda Síochána, plus new bicycle and car parking spaces.
2139953 · Cork City Council · Lodged 25 February 2021
- Reference
- 2139953
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for 60 additional bicycle spaces and 4 additional car spaces. It also requests retention permission for the continued use of 20 car spaces by An Garda Síochána, a refuse bin area, a security room, and a revised overall basement car park layout.
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
Permission for (a) 60 no. Additional bicycle parking spaces, (b) 4 no. Additional car parking spaces. Retention planning permission to existing basement car park comprising of: (c) the continued use of 20 no. Car spaces (199-218) within the existing underground car park, to be used to facilitate the car parking requirements of an existing public service provider (an garda siochana), from previously granted planning ref. No. 14/35957 (d) refuse bin area and associated access, (e) security room and associated lobby/access, (f) revised overall car park layout, parking spaces and circulation ramps from previously granted planning ref. No. 04/29030. And all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Watercourse Mews, Watercourse Rd, Blackpool | Feb 2026 | €297,500 | 55 m |
| 13 Watercourse Mews, Watercourse Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €285,000 | 74 m |
| 1 The Gables, Watercourse Rd, Blackpoolnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €845,000 | 74 m |
| 3 Oconnell Place, Watercourse Rd, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €170,000 | 124 m |
| 1 Rockwood Rd, Mahon, Cork | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 125 m |
| 2 Cathedral Walk, Cork, Cork | Apr 2026 | €347,500 | 125 m |
| 45 Upper John St, Cork, Cork | Jan 2025 | €251,000 | 130 m |
| 8 O'connell St, Blackpool, Cork | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 142 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 received25 February 2021
- Decision due29 June 2021
- Decision issued28 June 2021
- Grant issued9 August 2021
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