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Cork County Council · 24/6497

St. Colman's Cathedral (Protected Structure RPS 01973) Cathedral Place Cobh, Co. Cork

Approved in 2025. No sign of building yet.

  1. 20 Dec 2024Received
  2. 2 May 2025Conditional
  3. 12 Jun 2025Final approval
  4. 12 Jun 2030Approval runs out
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Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 2 May 2025
Council
Cork County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
6,754 m²

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What’s proposed

Permission for a conservation led and informed heating solution for the Cathedral comprising of the installation of minimally framed and visually non-disruptive glazed draught lobbies to the narthex, baptistry, Lourdes chapel, northern transept & southern transept, the installation of radiant heaters to the pillars of the nave, the installation of photovoltaic panels to the southern triforium gallery roof, the installation of roof insulation to the main cathedral roof & triforium gallery roofs, and all associated site works

Planning details

Reference
24/6497
Local authority
Cork County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
20 Dec 2024
Observations close
4 Feb 2025 (closed 608 days ago)
Decision due
6 May 2025 · decided 2 May 2025
Decision
Conditional on 2 May 2025
Proposed development
Permission for a conservation led and informed heating solution for the Cathedral comprising of the installation of minimally framed and visually non-disruptive glazed draught lobbies to the narthex, baptistry, Lourdes chapel, northern transept & southern transept, the installation of radiant heaters to the pillars of the nave, the installation of photovoltaic panels to the southern triforium gallery roof, the installation of roof insulation to the main cathedral roof & triforium gallery roofs, and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area
6,754 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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Zoning

R3 — Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 182
    Great Island House; Convent of Mercy
  • Recorded monument · 5
    Church; Graveyard

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

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Summary

24/6497 is a planning application to Cork County Council for permission for a conservation led and informed heating solution for the Cathedral, received on 20 Dec 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 2 May 2025.