Copley Court, 10 Copley Street, Cork
Extension and alteration of student accommodation in Cork to add 41 new student apartments.
2140679 · Cork City Council · Lodged 23 November 2021
- Reference
- 2140679
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves adding 41 student apartments (112 bed spaces) to an existing complex. Works include demolishing the fourth floor of Block A to build three additional floors, adding two floors to Block B, creating a fifth-floor link, and adding two roof gardens.
- Residential units
- 41
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the alteration and extension of the existing student accommodation buildings (as permitted under registered references 02/25985, 02/26441, 04/29119, 04/29135, 07/32155, 16/37131, and 19/38726) to provide an additional 41 no. Student apartments consisting of 112 no. Bed spaces and all supporting ancillary site works at copley court, 10 copley street, cork. The proposed development provides for (1) the demolition of the existing fourth floor of block a and the construction of three additional floors of student accommodation (total of six floors over ground floor); (2) the construction of two additional floors of student accommodation in block b (total of six floors over ground floor); (3) additional single storey link between block a and block b at fifth floor level; (4) provision of two external garden amenity spaces at roof level in block a and block b; (5) replacement of existing elevators and associated alterations to internal service areas; (6) elevational changes to fenestration, building treatments and finishes; and (7) all ancillary site development works. The proposed development will increase the total student accommodation on site to 105 no. Student apartments consisting of 377 no. Bed spaces.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Copley Hall, Cotters St, Cork | Mar 2025 | €308,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 14 Copley Hall, Cotters St, Cork | Jun 2026 | €241,000 | 49 m |
| 7 Anglesea Villas, Anglesea St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 82 m |
| Apt 39 Block B, South Terrace Court, South Terrace | May 2026 | €277,500 | 97 m |
| Apt 28 Block B, South Terrace Court, South Terrace | Apr 2026 | €285,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 27, Block B, South Terrace Court | May 2026 | €277,500 | 97 m |
| 41b South Terrace Court, South Terrace, Cork | Oct 2025 | €318,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 32 Block B, South Terrace Court, South Terrace | May 2026 | €240,000 | 97 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 received23 November 2021
- Decision due9 May 2022
- Decision issued9 May 2022
- Grant issued20 June 2022
In the area
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1637140Cork CityLodged 7 Nov 2016Commercial
- Granted70 m away
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