Cork City Council · 2039364
The Queens Old Castle , 84-89 Grand Parade , Cork City
- 26 Jun 2020Received
- 29 Oct 2020Conditional
- 10 Dec 2020Final grant
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- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 29 Oct 2020
- Council
- Cork City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2,323 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for the redevelopment of the Queens Old Castle, No. 84-89 Grand Parade, Cork City. The proposed works involve the demolition, and reconstruction of internal and some external elements of the existing block at all levels within the curtilage of the existing pattern to form 2 no. reconfigured smaller retail shops at ground level fronting onto Grand Parade, and the change of use of a large portion of the ground floor to the rear from retail (and ancillary storage) to retail and co-working office use (where the former Argos store and current Dealz stores are currently located) and the provision of a new entrance to the co-working space at ground floor level accessed off Grand Parade with a mezzanine office at 1.5 floor level. The development proposed constitutes the retention of 275.656m2 of retail space and the provision of 3382.9m2 of office/co working space. Planning permission is sought for the development outlined herein including, internal demolition, minor alterations to the facade, internal reconfiguration the removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, reception area, meeting rooms, facilities, plant space and all associated site works
2039364 is a planning application to Cork City Council for permission for the redevelopment of the Queens Old Castle, No. 84-89 Grand Parade, Cork, received on 26 Jun 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 29 Oct 2020.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2039364
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 26 Jun 2020
- Observations close
- 31 Jul 2020 (closed 2241 days ago)
- Decision due
- 29 Oct 2020 · decided 29 Oct 2020
- Decision
- Conditional on 29 Oct 2020
- Proposed development
- Permission for the redevelopment of the Queens Old Castle, No. 84-89 Grand Parade, Cork City. The proposed works involve the demolition, and reconstruction of internal and some external elements of the existing block at all levels within the curtilage of the existing pattern to form 2 no. reconfigured smaller retail shops at ground level fronting onto Grand Parade, and the change of use of a large portion of the ground floor to the rear from retail (and ancillary storage) to retail and co-working office use (where the former Argos store and current Dealz stores are currently located) and the provision of a new entrance to the co-working space at ground floor level accessed off Grand Parade with a mezzanine office at 1.5 floor level. The development proposed constitutes the retention of 275.656m2 of retail space and the provision of 3382.9m2 of office/co working space. Planning permission is sought for the development outlined herein including, internal demolition, minor alterations to the facade, internal reconfiguration the removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, reception area, meeting rooms, facilities, plant space and all associated site worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2,323 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
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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 193960). 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/2039364/0.
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