GrantedCommercialDecided 11 September 2025

Leisureplex Site, 1 MacCurtain Street and, Brian Boru Street

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 173-bedroom hotel behind a retained protected facade.

2443331 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 October 2024

Reference: 2443331
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 October 2024

Summary

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The development on a 0.24-hectare site involves the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a hotel up to 7 storeys high with 173 bedrooms. The project includes the retention and modification of the facade of the former postal sorting offices, which is a protected structure.

Commercialhotelprotected structuredemolitioncity centre

Storeys: 7
Floor area: 7,660 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development ona site of c. 0.24 hectares at the leisureplex site located at 1 maccurtain street and brian boru street cork t23te84. The site includes a protected structure rps ref. Ps007 former postal sorting offices. The proposed development will comprise a hotel development consisting of the demolition of the existing buildings on site (c. 2576 sq m) the retention of and modifications to the façade of the former postal sorting offices protected structure to brian boru street (c. 25 sq m) (including alterations and repair works to the façade comprising the replacement of existing windows removal of redundant electrical services piped services and the removal of existing signage and ancillary elements) the development of 1 5 and 7 no storey (with setbacks) (excluding roof access areas and roof plant) building to provide a hotel (173 no bedrooms and related ancillary hotel facilities including reception area lobby public bar licensed restaurant kitchen cold room storage areas administration and staff facilities plant refuse area and bicycle parking area) with a total new build gross floor of c. 7660 sqm (excluding c. 25 sq m retained façade) associated lighting pedestrian and bicycle access/egress bicycle parking sustainable urban drainage systems (including green/blue roofs and attenuation tanks) plant and switch rooms roof mounted photovoltaic panels roof plant and associated screening bin store associated hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site excavation infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply) including services connections from the site to existing connections in maccurtain street and brian boru street.

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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Built & sold

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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 1, Bridge House, St Patricks Quay	May 2025	€290,000	30 m
Apt 1, 56 Mccurtain St, Cork	Jul 2026	€1,360,000	70 m
Apt 1 - 3 York Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork	Dec 2025	€450,000	180 m
Apt 1, 4 Sydney Place, Cork	Jan 2026	€1,065,000	194 m
27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork	Jun 2026	€230,000	211 m
Ground Floor, 2 Mount Verdon Terrace, Wellington Rd	Dec 2025	€825,000	217 m
1 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork	Feb 2026	€322,000	238 m
3 Marlboro Mews, Sydney Place, Cork	Mar 2025	€250,000	238 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 received18 October 2024
Decision due15 September 2025
Decision issued11 September 2025
Grant issued17 October 2025

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