MTU-Cork Campus, Bishopstown, Cork
A new two-storey apprenticeship building with workshops, classrooms, and offices at the MTU-Cork Campus.
2544163 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 September 2025
- Reference
- 2544163
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a new two-storey Apprenticeship Building adjacent to Block A on the MTU-Cork Campus in Bishopstown. The building will contain a workshop, classrooms, teaching labs, and offices, alongside proposed external alterations to an existing double-height workshop.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a new two-storey apprenticeship building with workshop, classrooms, teaching labs and offices with associated site works adjacent to the existing block a building within the main mtu campus, rossa avenue, bishopstown, cork. Planning permission is also sought for proposed external alterations to building elevations of an existing double height workshop within the existing block a building.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork | Apr 2025 | €195,000 | 254 m |
| 10 Glencairn Park, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €340,000 | 262 m |
| 1 The Orchard, Rossa Ave, Bishopstown | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 296 m |
| 2 The Orchard, Rossa Ave, Bishopstown | Jun 2026 | €390,000 | 302 m |
| Kilronan, 56 Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 324 m |
| St Michaels, 81 Uam Var Ave, Bishopstown | Dec 2025 | €340,000 | 328 m |
| 116 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | May 2025 | €465,000 | 330 m |
| 8 Melbourne Mews, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 332 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 September 2025
- Decision due10 November 2025
- Decision issued10 November 2025
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