Maldron Hotel, 93-95 South Mall, 17-18 Parnell Place
Change of use from retail to hotel offices at Parnell Place, Cork.
2543612 · Cork City Council · Lodged 31 January 2025
- Reference
- 2543612
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the permitted but unimplemented ground floor retail use to hotel office and administrative use at 17-18 Parnell Place. The properties are protected structures and form part of the Maldron Hotel development. Minor exterior works to restore the existing fascia cornice are also proposed.
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 at the maldron hotel, 93-95 south mall, 17-18 parnell place, and beasley street, cork. The proposed development will consist of a change of uses in nos. 17 and 18 parnell place, which are protected structures (refs ps823 and ps822), from the permitted but unimplemented ground floor retail use to a hotel office and administrative use. The proposed development also includes minor exterior works consisting of the renewal/restoration of existing fascia cornice.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 108 Bruach Na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork | Jun 2025 | €245,000 | 177 m |
| Apt 2, 19 Maylor St, Acra House | May 2025 | €690,000 | 184 m |
| 9 Morrison House, Morrisons Quay, Cork | Jul 2026 | €250,000 | 202 m |
| 27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork City, Co. Cork | Jun 2026 | €230,000 | 219 m |
| Apt 7, Quay House, Fitton St | Feb 2025 | €322,000 | 225 m |
| 11 Quay House, Fitton St, Cork | Nov 2025 | €346,500 | 225 m |
| Apt 14, Quay House, Fitton St | Dec 2025 | €236,000 | 225 m |
| 7 Anglesea Villas, Anglesea St, Cork | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 301 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 received31 January 2025
- Decision due10 June 2025
- Decision issued9 June 2025
- Grant issued22 July 2025
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