GrantedInfrastructureDecided 20 October 2025

Ellen Hutchins Building, Lee Road, Cork

Installation of an external heat pump and enclosure at the Ellen Hutchins Building on Lee Road.

2543963 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 June 2025

Reference: 2543963
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 June 2025

Summary

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University College Cork is seeking permission to install an external heat pump on the lower ground level on the northern side of the Ellen Hutchins Building. The development will include a concrete base, an enclosure around the pump, and all associated site works and services.

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the installation of 1 no. External heat pump on the lower ground level, on the northern side of the ellen hutchins building, lee road, cork city by university college cork. The works will include an enclosure around a concrete base where the heat pump will be situated and all associated site works and services.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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
No. 3 Lee Court, Lee Road, Sundays Wellprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€211,454	84 m
311 Atkins Hall, Lee Rd, Cork	May 2026	€220,000	183 m
Apt 403, Atkins Hall, Lee Road	Jan 2025	€209,000	183 m
7 The Mews, River Towers, Lee Road	Jul 2025	€250,000	205 m
Apt 203, River Towers, Lee Rd	Jun 2025	€220,000	218 m
13 River Towers, Lee Rd, Cork	Feb 2025	€232,500	218 m
Apt 211, River Towers, Lee Rd	Apr 2025	€228,000	218 m
9 Lee Vista, Lee Rd, Cork	Jun 2025	€300,000	325 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 received19 June 2025
Decision due20 October 2025
Decision issued20 October 2025

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