McKenzies/Circuit Courthouse, Camden Quay, Camden Place
Alterations to a permitted hotel in Cork City, adding 5 bedrooms within a protected structure.
2342492 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 November 2023
- Reference
- 2342492
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal modifies a previously permitted 201-bedroom hotel at the former McKenzies/Circuit Courthouse. It includes omitting a café to increase the bar and office areas, and increasing the first-floor area within the Protected Structure to add 5 bedrooms, bringing the total to 206.
- Residential units
- 206
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for alteration/modification of the 201 no. Bedroom hotel permitted under registered reference 22/41667 at the former mckenzies/circuit courthouse, camden quay, camden place and pine street, cork. The proposed development consists of (1) omission of café, and associated signage, resulting in increased moxy bar area and additional back of house offices and meeting room; (2) increased first floor area within the protected structure (ref no: ps020) to include 5no. Additional bedrooms (206 no. Bedrooms in total); (3) omission of door on the east elevation; (4) all ancillary site development works. The proposed development consists of or comprises the carrying out of works to a protected structure (ref no: ps020)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 received30 November 2023
- Decision due2 February 2024
- Decision issued2 February 2024
- Grant issued11 March 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for alteration/modification of the 201 no. bedroom hotel permitted under registered reference…
The former McKenzies /Circuit , Courthouse Camden Quay , Camden Place and
2241667Cork CityLodged 21 Dec 2022Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for a set-back fourth floor comprising 908 sq.m. of office space and ancillary sanitary…
former McKenzies/Community Art Centre , Camden Quay , Cork
1636864Cork CityLodged 29 Apr 2016Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for alteration/modification of the 191 no. bedroom hotel permitted under registered reference…
The former McKenzies , /Circuit Courthouse , Camden Quay Camden Place
2241112Cork CityLodged 20 May 2022Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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
2140018Cork CityLodged 19 Mar 2021Change of use
- Awaiting decision50 m away
Permission is sought for the construction of a two storey extension over an existing single storey rear…
4 Camden Place , Cork City
2543623Cork CityLodged 7 Feb 2025Apartments
- Granted50 m away
Permission for the change of use from retail unit to a Priory Coffee House and Café with ancillary storage,…
Units 4 and 5 , Camden Wharf , Camden Quay
2140176Cork CityLodged 11 May 2021Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Permission for change of use of ground floor from commercial premises to retail unit with delicatessen
21 , Devonshire St , Cork
1737691Cork CityLodged 18 Dec 2017Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Permission for change of use of ground floor shop unit to residential accommodation
16A Devonshire Street , Cork
1636849Cork CityLodged 22 Apr 2016Change of use
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- GrantedAlterations
Permission for alteration/modification of the 201 no. bedroom hotel permitted under registered reference…
The former McKenzies /Circuit , Courthouse Camden Quay , Camden Place and
2241667Cork CityLodged 21 Dec 2022
- GrantedChange of use
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
2140018Cork CityLodged 19 Mar 2021
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for development of this site at Morrisons Quay, Cork, comprising of the following addresses: 9-14…
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2241422Cork CityLodged 22 Sept 2022
- GrantedAlterations
Permission for alteration/modification of the 191 no. bedroom hotel permitted under registered reference…
The former McKenzies , /Circuit Courthouse , Camden Quay Camden Place
2241112Cork CityLodged 20 May 2022
- GrantedCommercial
Permission for the redevelopment of the Leisureplex site, No.1 MacCurtain Street and Brian Boru Street, Cork…
Leisureplex site , No.1 MacCurtain Street , and Brian Boru Street
2039165Cork CityLodged 12 Mar 2020
- GrantedCommercial
Permission for development ona site of c. 0.24 hectares at the Leisureplex site located at 1 MacCurtain…
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2443331Cork CityLodged 18 Oct 2024
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