RefusedCommercialDecided 16 August 2021

Site located between: R620 Douglas Relief Road and, Douglas, Cork

Demolition of a substation and construction of a mixed-use building with a discount foodstore, cafe, and apartments in Douglas.

2140296 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 June 2021

Reference: 2140296
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 June 2021

Summary

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The development proposes the demolition of an ESB substation and the construction of a 4-storey mixed-use building. It will feature a licensed discount foodstore, a cafe, a shop unit, and residential apartments.

Commercialmixed usesupermarketapartmentsdemolition

Floor area: 3,935 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development to demolish an esb substation (22 sq. M) and construct a mixed-use building (residential, shop, licensed discount foodstore and cafe/coffee shop) with ancillary facilities and services (totalling 3,935 sq. M gross floor space over four florrs and ranging in height from between 3 storey to 5 storey height equivalent) with undercroft an ancillary surface vehicle parking, all at a site of approximately 0.41 hectares. The development will consist of the demolition of an esb substation (22 sq. M) and the construction of a mixed –use building comprising: a cafe/coffee shop unit (100 sq. M. ), circulation areas, bicycle and bin storage areas, electricity substation and switch rooms, goods delivery and storage area, internal trolley bay, travellators to and from first floor level, and undercroft vehicular parking, access lobbies with stairs and lifts to licensed discount foodstore and residential apartments, al at ground floor level (733 sq. M gross floor space). A shop unit (90 sqm) as defined under article 5 of the planning and development regualtions 2001 ( as amended) and a licensed discount foodstore (1.205 sq. M net retail floorspace) with ancillary off-licence, bakery preparation, storage (incl. Cold storage), cicruclation areas, public lobby and toilets,staff welfare facilities (icl. Operations office, meeting and welfare rooms, shower and toilets) , it room, open plant area (91 sq. M. ), travellators to and from ground floor level, staircase and lift to second and third floor residential apartment levels, all at first floor level ( 2,270 sq. M gross floor space) 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments (82 sq. M, 90 sq. M, 93 sq. M and 109 sq. M respectively) with private balconies, staircase and lift to third floor residential level, private communal rooftop open space landscaped courtyard area (70 sq. M), all at second floor level. (466 sq. M gross floor space) 4 no. 2 bed apartments (82 sqm, 90 sq m, 93 sq. M and 109 sq m respectively)with private balconies all at third floor level (466 sq. M gross floor space) the propsed overall site development includes: a total of 64 no. Vehicular parking spaces of which 51 no. Undercroft (7 no. Parent and child, 3 no. Disabled and 41 no. Regular) and 13 no. Surface car parking spaces (3 no. Electric vehicle and 10 no. Regular), 6 n. Motorcycle parking spaces, 44 no. Bicycle parking spaces (incl. 12 no. Dedicated to residential ) boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, corporate and information signage , r

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Gartan Park, Douglas, Cork	Jun 2025	€375,000	164 m
Toneyville, Nr Gartan Park, East Douglas	May 2025	€300,000	193 m
20 Douglas Wells, Well Rd, Cork	Feb 2025	€460,000	221 m
5 Adare Mews, Douglas, Cork	Dec 2025	€210,000	248 m
7 Douglas Close, Douglas, Cork	Feb 2025	€537,000	261 m
Apartment 33, Douglas Wells, Well Road	Jul 2025	€550,000	271 m
2 Douglas Hall Lawn, Well Rd, Douglas	Sept 2025	€715,000	272 m
Cuan, Well Road, Douglasprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€1,072,687	289 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 received21 June 2021
Decision due16 August 2021
Decision issued16 August 2021
Grant issued14 March 2022
Appeal submitted13 September 2021
Appeal decided14 March 2022

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