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Leonardo Hotel, Anderson's Quay, Cork City, T12DCR9

Permission for development re the demolition of the existing faceted glazing on

Observations close 16 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26/45024 · full record
Authority
Cork City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
Pandox Group Designated Activity Group
Units
—
Floor area
—
Site area
1,369 m²
Received
11 Sept 2026
We first saw it
4 Oct 2026, 23:40
Decision due
5 Nov 2026
Decision
not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcity/application-details/?ref=26/45024.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26/45024 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
  3. Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Cork City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 16 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Cork City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
  5. Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
M2
Major town centre
City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to promote its role as a dynamic mixed used centre for community, economic, civic, cultural and residential growth.CI-002:DP:cork-city-development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-3-npf-implementation8 Aug 2022 → 8 Aug 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: CORKCITY CI-002:DP:cork-city-development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-3-npf-implementation · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
CORKCITY CI-002:DP:cork-city-development-plan-2022-2028-variation-no-3-npf-implementation—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

  • NIAH-recorded building × 10
    Brian Boru Bridge · quay/wharf · Cork Harbour Commissioner's Offices
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R178463

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
26/44958Refused2 Oct 2026—230 mPermission is sought for the installation of a telecommunications development
26/44894Conditional permission7 Sept 2026—206 mPermission for development at a site of approximately 0.96 sq m. located on
26/44811Conditional permission4 Aug 2026—0 mPermission for development at the Leonardo Hotel, Anderson's Quay, Cork City,
26/44691Conditional permission23 Jul 2026—441 mPermission is sought for alterations to front boundary wall to provide 1 no. off
26/44477Conditional permission16 Jun 2026—443 mPermission for extensions and alterations to existing level detached dwelling
25/44418Conditional permission4 Jun 2026—230 mPermission for development at the site of the former Port Bar, 2 Victoria Road
26/44655Conditional permission2 Jun 2026—357 mPermission to amend a permitted development (Cork City Council Register Ref
25/44389Conditional permission27 Apr 2026—221 mPermission for amendments to previously permitted development and for

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501255—Granted with conditions26 Aug 2026456 m
322335—Other9 Feb 2026286 m
320353—Granted with conditions16 Dec 2025294 m
319702—Granted with conditions21 Oct 2025415 m
322771—Granted with conditions17 Oct 2025493 m
322139—Granted with conditions25 Jul 2025377 m
320363—Refused19 Dec 2024319 m
320776—Withdrawn2 Dec 2024454 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:40. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork City Council before relying on it.