GrantedCommercialDecided 28 July 2022

Site bounded by Kennedy Quay, to the north and Victoria Road, to the west in the South

Construction of a 7-storey, 130-bed rehabilitation hospital in Cork's South Docklands.

2140713 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 December 2021

Reference: 2140713
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 December 2021

Summary

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A 10-year planning permission is sought for a 11,332 sq.m. rehabilitation hospital over a double basement. The facility will feature 130 patient rooms, offices, consulting rooms, a therapy pool, a café, and a pharmacy, following the demolition of existing administration buildings.

Commercialhospitaldocklandsdemolitionhealthcare

Storeys: 7
Floor area: 11,332 m²

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Official record

Development description

For a 10-year planning permission for a proposed rehabilitation hospital on a triangular planning application site area of 0.249 ha bounded by kennedy quay to the north and victoria road to the west in the south docklands of cork city. Development proposed consists of: (a) site clearance consisting of the remainder of former administration buildings (part single and two storey on kennedy quay with associated weighbridge), and existing boundary treatments. (b) the construction of one 7 storey building over a double basement of 11,332 sq. M. To be used as a rehabilitation hospital. The proposed rehabilitation hospital is to hold 130 no. Individual patient rooms over 5 floors (2nd to 6th floors) with associated first and ground floor uses. First floor uses include; offices, consulting and treatment rooms. Ground floor uses include; reception, café/restaurant, pharmacy, offices and therapy pool. (c) the double basement proposed is to provide car, motorcycle and bicycle parking, patient intake and services areas. (d) vehicular access to the double basement is to be from marina walk. This access is the subject of a concurrent planning application. The proposed development includes all associated and ancillary development and servicing works, including storage, plant and management facilities. This proposal is concurrent with another by the same applicant for a mixed-use development, proposed to be located to the immediate east of this application site. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement (nis) prepared in respect of the proposed development and the neighbouring proposed mixed-use development accompany this planning application.

Land-use zoning

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Mixed Use DevelopmentRE

“To provide and promote a mix of residential and other uses to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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
7 Parkview Terrace, Victoria Rd, Cork	Jan 2026	€601,100	131 m
19 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Rd, Cork	Sept 2025	€273,150	147 m
6 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road, Cork	Oct 2025	€240,000	154 m
75 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road, Cork	Oct 2025	€295,000	183 m
4 Kingston Avenue, Victoria Road, Cork	Jun 2025	€566,000	214 m
9 Elizabeth Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork	Jan 2026	€285,000	220 m
13 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork	Jul 2025	€355,000	272 m
2 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd, Cork	Mar 2026	€352,000	274 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

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Application received7 December 2021
Decision due28 July 2022
Decision issued28 July 2022
Grant issued30 May 2023
Appeal submitted24 August 2022
Appeal decided29 May 2023

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