Horgan's Quay , Railway Street , Lower Glanmire Road
CONDITIONALPlanning application 1737563
Cork - Cork City Council
Proposed Development
Application for Permission for the redevelopment of a site at Horgan's Quay, Railway Street, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork to provide for a mixed use residential, office, hotel and retail development with ancillary creche, landscaping and public realm works resulting in the creation of 4 no. public spaces with an area of 5,080 m2, services and site development works. The proposed development makes provision for the conservation, refurbishment, alteration and change of use of the Old Railway Station (Station Master's Building), Carriage Shed and the Goods Shed which are Protected Structures to facilitate their integration into the proposed development and for the demolition of structures, including the existing wall to Horgan's Quay which forms part of their curtilage. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR, formerly known as an EIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application.
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Application received
6 Sept 2017
Decision due
23 Feb 2018
Decision: CONDITIONAL
23 Feb 2018
Appeal submitted
22 Mar 2018
Appeal decided: WITHDRAWN
17 Apr 2018
Grant issued
18 Apr 2018
Application Details
- Location
- Horgan's Quay , Railway Street , Lower Glanmire Road
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Cork City Council
- Site Area
- 3.07 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 6 September 2017
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 23 February 2018
- Grant Date
- 18 April 2018
Location
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