GrantedChange of useDecided 18 August 2021

The former McKenzies/Circuit Courthouse, Camden Quay, Camden Place and Pine Street

Conversion and extension of a former courthouse into a 194-bedroom hotel.

2140018 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 March 2021

Reference: 2140018
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 19 March 2021

Summary

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This application seeks permission and retention permission for the conservation, refurbishment, and change of use of a Protected Structure. The development will create a 194-bedroom hotel, including a 2-6 storey rear annex, a café, and a rooftop restaurant.

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Official record

Development description

Permission and retention permission for the development , conservation, refurbishment and change of use of the former mckenzies/circuit courthouse, camden quay, camden place and pine street, cork. The proposed development consists of the construction of a 194-no. Bedroom hotel consisting of 153 no. Hotel rooms and 41 no. Long stay suites and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development consists of or comprises the carrying out of works to a protected structure. Permission is being sought for internal and external modifications, the refurbishment and change of use of the existing building and the construction of a 2-6 storey over ground floor annex to the rear of the protected structure. At ground floor level the proposed development contains a café with mezzanine level, hotel and long stay suites reception areas, gym, meeting rooms, kitchens, storage, staff welfare, servicing and plant areas with hotel accommodation at upper floors. The proposed development includes a covered ground floor service area to the north complete with refuse store, bicycle store, switchroom and standby generator areas. The proposal includes a rooftop restaurant with outdoor terrace, to be accessed via a dedicated entrance from camdem place. Permission is also sought for all associated site works, including water/wastewater services, landscaping and ancillary signage. The proposed development includes customer entrances from camden place and pine street, with a service entrance to the north from pine street. Retention permission is also sought for the demolition of the buildings to the rear of the protected structure.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
31 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	May 2026	€425,000	54 m
35 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Jun 2026	€312,500	54 m
30 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Jun 2025	€311,000	54 m
44 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Aug 2025	€280,000	54 m
33 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Apr 2026	€420,000	54 m
38 Camden Wharf, Camden Quay, Cork	Dec 2025	€400,000	54 m
57 Camden Wharf, Carroll's Quay, Cork	Jan 2025	€310,000	54 m
4 Coburg Street, Cork	Dec 2025	€70,000	71 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

Timeline

Application received19 March 2021
Decision due18 August 2021
Decision issued18 August 2021
Grant issued29 September 2021

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