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Cork County Council · 25/6928

Actons Hotel, Fronting on to Pier Road and, Lower O' Connell Street, Dromderring & Town-plots, Kinsale, Co.Cork

  1. 22 Dec 2025Received
  2. 24 Feb 2026Unconditional permission
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Status
Granted
Decision
Unconditional permission · 24 Feb 2026
Council
Cork County Council
Type
Extension of Duration
Site
7,833 m²
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What’s proposed

Permission for Partial demolition, extensions, alterations and modifications to the existing Actons Hotel consisting of: a) the demolition of existing single storey changing rooms to rear of function room, b) a four storey extension to the main hotel building to provide 12 no. additional bedrooms, c) minor demolition, alterations and refurbishment works to the existing function room, including a new facade and access arrangement; d) replacement of the existing bay windows on front elevation, e) a new lobbied entrance to the main bar from the car park, f) the reconfiguration of the parking and landscaping to the front of the hotel site, g) the construction of 2 no. 4 storey residential units for ancillary staff accommodation with workshop and covered storage area on the ground floor, and the reconfiguration of 5 no. existing car parking spaces on Lower O’Connell Street h) the demolition of existing extensions of house no.s 14 (Protected Structure) and 15 Lower O’Connell Street and the internal alteration and restoration of house no.s 14 (Protected Structure) and 15 Lower O’Connell Street for short term letting/accommodation; and i) all associated ancillary development. The development consists of work to a Protected Structure. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/6900

25/6928 is a planning application to Cork County Council for permission for Partial demolition, extensions, alterations and modifications to the, received on 22 Dec 2025; permission was granted on 24 Feb 2026.

Planning details

Reference
25/6928
Local authority
Cork County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Issued”
Received
22 Dec 2025
Observations close
4 Feb 2026 (closed 234 days ago)
Decision due
24 Feb 2026 · decided 24 Feb 2026
Decision
Unconditional permission on 24 Feb 2026
Proposed development
Permission for Partial demolition, extensions, alterations and modifications to the existing Actons Hotel consisting of: a) the demolition of existing single storey changing rooms to rear of function room, b) a four storey extension to the main hotel building to provide 12 no. additional bedrooms, c) minor demolition, alterations and refurbishment works to the existing function room, including a new facade and access arrangement; d) replacement of the existing bay windows on front elevation, e) a new lobbied entrance to the main bar from the car park, f) the reconfiguration of the parking and landscaping to the front of the hotel site, g) the construction of 2 no. 4 storey residential units for ancillary staff accommodation with workshop and covered storage area on the ground floor, and the reconfiguration of 5 no. existing car parking spaces on Lower O’Connell Street h) the demolition of existing extensions of house no.s 14 (Protected Structure) and 15 Lower O’Connell Street and the internal alteration and restoration of house no.s 14 (Protected Structure) and 15 Lower O’Connell Street for short term letting/accommodation; and i) all associated ancillary development. The development consists of work to a Protected Structure. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/6900
As published by the register.
Site area
7,833 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

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    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 302574). 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: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=25/6928.

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