GrantedCommercialDecided 5 September 2022

Site of 0.25 ha located at, No.s 9-14 Morrisons Quay, Nos. 5 & 5a Fitton Street

Installation of illuminated signs and facade lighting at a hotel site in Cork City.

2241261 · Cork City Council · Lodged 13 July 2022

Reference: 2241261
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 July 2022

Summary

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Permission is sought for three illuminated external signs and building facade lighting for the hotel element of a permitted mixed-use development. The site contains three protected structures, but no works are proposed to them.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development of 3 no. Illuminated external signs and building façade lighting. This external signage and lighting application relates to a previously permitted mixed-use development (cork city council reg. Ref. 20/39418 amended by cork city council reg. Ref. 21/40277) currently under construction on a site of 0.25 ha located at nos. 9-14 morrisons quay, nos. 5 and 5a fitton street, no. 1 keeffe street and adjoining lands backing onto catherine street/keeffe street, cork city. The site includes 3 no. Protected structures (no. 10 (post box), no. 11 and nos. 12-13 morrison's quay), however there are no works proposed to these structures. The proposed development relates to the hotel element of the permitted development only. The proposed development consists of: the erection of (a) 2 no. Low level internally illuminated signs, which include 1 no. Sign located on the east elevation directly above the hotel entrance c. 1.4 sqm, and 1 no. Double-sided projecting roundel sign c. 0.6sqm in total located on the north elevation; (b) 1 no. Upper level double-sided projecting externally illuminated sign c. 5.4 sqm in total located on the east elevation; and (c) the provision of building façade lighting on the east elevation.

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
Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St	Dec 2025	€236,000	46 m
Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St	Feb 2025	€322,000	46 m
11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork	Nov 2025	€346,500	46 m
9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork	Jul 2026	€250,000	47 m
108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork	Jun 2025	€245,000	140 m
Apt 3, 18 Georges Quay, Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	200 m
Apt 4, 18 Georges Quay Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	200 m
Apt 1, 18 Georges Quay Cork	Dec 2025	€138,250	200 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 received13 July 2022
Decision due6 September 2022
Decision issued5 September 2022
Grant issued17 October 2022

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