Developments in Cork
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So Lidl complains about politicians being ‘politically motivated’. And the politicians take umbrage? Must go and lie down…
I read in the Irish Examiner that the CPO for the Showgrounds site went through. It also said that there were five sites in all procured for this park. One of those, I think, was the site where the Marquee was held last year. What were the others though?
@jungle wrote:
It was bought by the Rebel Bar Group – owners of Redz, Paddy The Farmer’s and Instinct among others. That should guarantee that it remains as some kind of licensed premises.
If memory serves me correctly, the self same Rebel Bar Group bought the (former) Tower Inn two years ago — the pub may not have been the most glamorous but it had the nicest beer garden in the city area. They promptly demolished it to make way for apartments.
Having said that, it seems the Savoy will continue as a club venue for the foreseeable future, and hopefully as a concert venue too although little in the way of new gig announcements have happened lately.
Given City Manager, Joe Gavin’s reasonable ambition and commitment to kickstart the Cork Docklands redevelopment it will be interesting to see what view the city planners take of a planning application due to be lodged within days.
Northgate Van Hire, are to apply for the construction of a storage building and use of site as a van hire depot for the former Maxol storage facility, Centre Park Road for a temporary period of 3 years.
Such a low value use of a Docklands site, even on a temporary basis would do little to encourage potential or existing stakeholders.@kite wrote:
Barry O’Connor and Robert Kennedy’s plans to redevelop the Crows Nest public house site have encountered a further delay following ABP’s request for additional information to be submitted before 24th April
ABP considered that the ten storey over ground floor element of the proposed development might, by reason of its height and scale and location in prominent and important views from the east, detract from and obstruct views of County Hall (a protected structure) and might, therefore, seriously injure the amenities of the area and be contrary to the objectives of the Cork City Development Plan 2004.
Thats a pile of rubbish. What morons are going to pull away a high rise development opportunity on the count that it will block views of another???
Add to that that the county hall is one of the ugliest skyscrapers in existance and it deserves to be blocked.
Idiots.
Some pictures I took last week:
Eglinton street tower from far away:
Any news on this proposal? It’s my favourite one so far, really hope it gets built 🙂
I know most people don’t like the metropole extension (or it’s future replacement) but IMO some of that one-storey junk around it is just as bad. It’s just that it’s not as imposing so people don’t comment as much but it needs to go ASAP 🙂
Something I never knew, what will actually get built here. Whatever it is it’d better be good for it to be in that location. Any idea how tall? This is one site I wouldn’t want a tall(ish) building to go.
Courtyard of new city hall extension:
Went on top of the carpark again to see the whole eglinton st development.
What is that material used for the exterior of the school of music – like fake beige marble tiles? Just noticed it seems to be popular among new developments – Lavitts quay and Cork Airport terminal & fire station among other recently completed developments with the same cladding.
😎 Paul Montgomery has received the green light for his development at the former Muskerry Service Station (Esso) site on Western Road and to the riverbank of the South Channel of the River Lee subject to the usual “copy and paste†conditions laid down by city planners.
I can’t seem to find the image of this development which I thought appeared earlier in this thread — if I remember the proposed development includes an ugly 5 storey monolithic slab wall with minimal interruption in the way of windows facing onto the Western Rd?
in the midst of all the furore anyway about the airport, lilac buses (called trams by the city council) and 369 jobs being hastily announced for Cork following PFizers and Motorola letting people go – some good news – Amgen were granted their planning for their bio tech facility in CArrigtwohill
@kite wrote:
😎 Paul Montgomery has received the green light for his development at the former Muskerry Service Station (Esso) site on Western Road and to the riverbank of the South Channel of the River Lee subject to the usual “copy and paste†conditions laid down by city planners.
slightly confusing this one. The senior planner’s recommendation was for version 2 of the Additional Information package – which was for 2 No. 5 storey blocks and 53 apartments. The conditions of the grant state that version 3 must be used – 5 and 4 storeys but nowhere is it stipulated how many apartments this gives – presumably 47?
@bosco wrote:
What is that material used for the exterior of the school of music – like fake beige marble tiles? Just noticed it seems to be popular among new developments – Lavitts quay and Cork Airport terminal & fire station among other recently completed developments with the same cladding.
Add to that list the Gate cinema development on Bachelors Quay. Anyone have the name of the material for me?
Anyone have any images of Beth Gali’s design of this Street? Her website has some images from 2004 which look fantastic but the resolution is awful. Are the 2004 plans those chosen and anyone have any clearer images?
The City Manager this week confirmed that the matter of an area of timber board walk containing a band stand has been raised with him by representation of the School of Music.
The City Manager undertook to examine the location of such a feature in front of the City Hall between the bridges.Following last nights meeting of members of Cork Constitution RFC at which members voted to dispose of their lands (sports pitches) Cork City manager, Joe Gavin has expressed the view of CCC on the matter in which he states that;
“Cork Constitution Rugby lands are zoned in the Development Plan as sports grounds. It is the intention of Cork City Council that grounds so zoned remain used for sports purposes.
The City Council has no control over developers who may wish to approach sports organizations with a view to buying their grounds for residential development. However, the City Council has made it known to anyone who has enquired that it is Council policy to retain such playing fields for their current zoned use.
Representatives on behalf of Cork Constitution Rugby Club have been advised that the policy of Cork City Council is to retain all lands zoned for sports grounds and not to allow them to be used for residential or similar development.â€😀 CCC has 22 Sarah’s and 13 Pitmit’s on Patrick’s Street.
Sarah’s cost the city 17,111 euro each, and Pitmit’s 17,429 euro each.
Who are these lovely ladies? They are the new street lights.😎 Cllr. Brain Bermingham’s mad cap scheme to unstraighten Patrick’s Hill to make it like San Francisco’s Lombard Street has been consigned to the waste bin by City officials.
@Micko wrote:
Anyone know whats happening with the Western Star ?
Well it looks shut, and has done for the last while. There was a piece on the Examiner about its absence being missed during UCC Rag Week, though they didn’t elaborate as such. But to the best of my knowledge a section of the back is being knocked and redeveloped as medical suites, including the beer garden. Quite a shame, it really was the ultimate student pub in Cork, though there was a significant falloff in trade in recent times, due in part to the lack of interest of the owners, with this development on the card for a while now…
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