Melbourn Building , 53 Melbourn Road , Bishopstown

What’s proposed

Permission for a proposed energy efficient deep retrofit of the external building fabric to the existing multi purpose Melbourn building at 53 Melbourn Road, Bishopstown,Cork T12 P594. It is proposed to upgrade existing external walls / roofs and windows and doors with new energy efficient cladding panels / new glazing and new external wall insulation and the provision of a new external roof access stair to the northern elevation. No internal modifications are proposed

2241351 is a planning application to Cork City Council for permission for a proposed energy efficient deep retrofit of the external building fabric, received on 24 Aug 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Oct 2022.

Planning details

Reference: 2241351
Local authority: Cork City Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 24 Aug 2022
Observations close: 28 Sept 2022 (closed 1452 days ago)
Decision due: 18 Oct 2022 · decided 18 Oct 2022
Decision: Conditional on 18 Oct 2022
Proposed development: Permission for a proposed energy efficient deep retrofit of the external building fabric to the existing multi purpose Melbourn building at 53 Melbourn Road, Bishopstown,Cork T12 P594. It is proposed to upgrade existing external walls / roofs and windows and doors with new energy efficient cladding panels / new glazing and new external wall insulation and the provision of a new external roof access stair to the northern elevation. No internal modifications are proposed
As published by the register.
Site area: 2.95 ha 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

Commencement notice CN0105035CY
6 Sept 202353 Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 P594matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 195855). 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/2241351/0.

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What’s proposed

Planning details

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Commencement

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Provenance

Melbourn Building , 53 Melbourn Road , Bishopstown

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 22 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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