Building B , Penrose Dock Office Development ( under constructi , bounded by Penrose Quay Railway St Alfred St
- 7 Aug 2019Received
- 30 Oct 2019Conditional
- 10 Dec 2019Final grant
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 30 Oct 2019
- Council
- Cork City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2,459 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for development which will consist of the construction of modifications to Building B of the Penrose Dock office development ( as permitted under Cork City Council planning reference 18/37909 ad under construction) bounded by Penrose Quay/ Railway Street/ Alfred Street, Cork City. The proposed development includes the provision of a new ground floor pedestrian access and lobby from Alfred Street, and an ESB substation and additional staff facilities. The proposed development will result in a reduction in part of the permitted ground floor office floorspace of Building B. The proposed development is within the curtilage of the former City of Cork Steampacket Offices (Penrose House), Protected Structure (Reference PS281)
1938606 is a planning application to Cork City Council for permission for development which will consist of the construction of modifications to, received on 7 Aug 2019; permission was granted with conditions on 30 Oct 2019.
Planning details
- Reference
- 1938606
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 7 Aug 2019
- Observations close
- 11 Sept 2019 (closed 2573 days ago)
- Decision due
- 30 Oct 2019 · decided 30 Oct 2019
- Decision
- Conditional on 30 Oct 2019
- Proposed development
- Permission for development which will consist of the construction of modifications to Building B of the Penrose Dock office development ( as permitted under Cork City Council planning reference 18/37909 ad under construction) bounded by Penrose Quay/ Railway Street/ Alfred Street, Cork City. The proposed development includes the provision of a new ground floor pedestrian access and lobby from Alfred Street, and an ESB substation and additional staff facilities. The proposed development will result in a reduction in part of the permitted ground floor office floorspace of Building B. The proposed development is within the curtilage of the former City of Cork Steampacket Offices (Penrose House), Protected Structure (Reference PS281)As published by the register.
- Site area
- 2,459 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 52 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- Refused93-95 South Mall , 17-18 Parnell Place , and Beasley Street
- Granted1 Ferncliffe Villas , Bellevue Park , (Off Military Hill)
- Granted1-3 Tower Buildings , Lower Glanmire Road , & Summerhill North
- GrantedOne Albert Quay , Albert Quay and , Albert Street
- GrantedMaldron Hotel , 93-95 South Mall , 17-18 Parnell Place
- GrantedHorgans Quay and , Railway Street , Cork
- GrantedRehabilitation Hospital Block A on a corner site o , Bounded by Kennedy Quay to the north and Victoria , to the west in the South Docklands
- GrantedOne Albert Quay , Albert Quay and Albert Street , Cork
Show all 52
- GrantedNavigation Square bounded by ALbert Quay East to , Victoria Road to the East Albert Road to the South , and buildings fronting Albert Street
- GrantedUnit 1002 Ground Floor , One Albert Quay , Albert Quay and Albert Street
- GrantedLeisureplex Site , 1 MacCurtain Street and , Brian Boru Street
- GrantedSite adjacent to No 1 Lower Grattan Hill , Lower Glanmire Road , Cork
- WithdrawnNo. 1 Brian Boru Street , Cork City
- Withdrawn16 Sidney Place , Wellington Road , Cork
- GrantedScoil Mhuire Sidney Hill , Wellington Road Cork & , Sidney Hill Lodge Sidney Hill
- CommencedNo. 13 and No. 14 , MacCurtain Street , Cork City
- RefusedPort Bar , 2 Victoria Road , Cork
- Appeal decidedThe Shelbourne Bar , 16-17 MacCurtain Street , Cork City
- GrantedKennedy Quay , Marina Walk and Mill Road , South Docklands
- GrantedMetropole Hotel , MacCurtain Street , Cork City
- GrantedSaradane , 26 Sidney Park , Wellington Road
- Withdrawn16 Sidney Place , Wellington Road , Cork
- Appeal decidedGriffith College , Wellington Road , Cork
- GrantedSouthern Milling Limited , Marina Mills , Marina Walk
- Granted8 Lower Grattan Hill , Lower Glanmire Road , Cork
- Withdrawn18 , MacCurtain Street , Cork City
- Appeal decidedSite Between 81 & 82 , Lower Glanmire Road , (Opposite Kent Station)
- GrantedExisting ground floor , restaurant unit at , 14 Parnell Place
- Granted9 Saint Lukes Place , Summerhill North , Cork
- GrantedSite of the former , Southern Fruits Distribution Company warehouse , Centre Park Road/Kennedy Quay
- RefusedArcadia Hall , Lower Glanmire Road , Cork
- GrantedKilbrin House , 6 Mount Verdon Terrace , Wellington Road
- Granted13A Parnell Place , Cork
- WithdrawnSite adjacent to 1 Lower Grattan Hill , Lower Glanmire Road , Cork
- Granted14 Parnell Place , Cork
- Appeal decided7 Adelaide Terrace , Wellington Road , Cork
- GrantedJurys Inn , Andersons Quay , Centre
- RefusedSite Adjacent to , 1 Lower Grattan Hill , Lower Glanmire Road
- GrantedNo.8 St. Lukes Place , Summerhill North , Cork
- GrantedAnnmount , 64 Wellington Road , Cork
- WithdrawnUnit 25 , 25 Penrose Wharf , Penrose Quay
- GrantedDunnes Stores , Merchants Quay Shopping Centre , 1-5 Saint Patrick Street
- CommencedKent (Cheannt) Station , Lower Glanmire Road , Cork City
- GrantedSite to the rear of , Penrose House bounded by , Penrose Quay Railway Street &
- GrantedNo.3 Alexandra Place , Wellington Road , St. Lukes
- GrantedKilbrin House , 6 Mount Verdon Terrace , Wellington Road
- WithdrawnHandlebars , 83/84 , Lower Glanmire Road
- GrantedThe Lodge , Bellevue Park , Saint Luke's
- Granted6 Belgrave Avenue , Wellington Road , Cork
- Appeal decidedSite fronting onto , York Street and , Wellington Road
- Appeal decidedSite bounded by Kennedy Quay , to the north and Victoria Road , to the west in the South
- Appeal decidedLands between Kennedy Quay , (North) Marina Walk (South) , Victoria Road (West) and Mill Road (East)
Homes nearby
- Sold27 Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, Co. Cork
- SoldApartment 1, Bridge House, Saint Patrick's Quay, Co. Cork
- SoldApartment 1, 10 Little William Street, York Street, Co. Cork
- For sale16 Sidney Place, Wellington Road, St. Lukes, Co. Cork, T23 X29H
- For sale16 Sidney Place, Wellington Road, St. Lukes, Co. Cork, T23 X29H
- SoldApartment 1, 4 Sidney Place, Wellington Road, Co. Cork
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 193005). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://planning.corkcity.ie/AppFileRefDetails/1938606/0.
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