2140435

Permission for the redevelopment and amalgamation of retail units at St. Patrick’s Street, Cook Street, Oliver Plunkett Street and Robert Street, Cork City. The proposed works comprise the following: (1) Reconfiguration and alterations to the existing layout to provide for 2 floors of retail, with ancillary storage, office and staff uses, and plant and equipment on the 2nd and 3rd floors; (2) Change of use of 1 Cook Street and 3 Cook Street from restaurant use to retail use; (3) Change of use of 33-34 St. Patrick’s Street from commercial use to retail use; (4) Demolition works to 33-34 St. Patrick’s Street and 1-3 Cook Street to facilitate the reconfiguration of the retail space including demolition of existing floors and roofs and partial demolition if internal party walls; (5) Partial demolition of Elbow Lane, integrating the northern part of the laneway into the retail floor area. The southern part of Elbow Lane will remain as private access and yard space for independent retails units; (6) Demolition of southern wall of 31-34 St. Patrick’s Street and partial demolition of western façade of 27-30 St. Patrick’s Street to incorporate Elbow Lane; (7) Alterations to the facades of St. Patrick’s Street (Protected Structures PS414, PS415, PS416 and PS417), Cook Street, Oliver Plunkett Street and Robert Street, including signage, adjustment to shopfront plinths, glazing, parapet detailing and site entrances; (8) Widening of existing entrance at No.2 Cook Street to form a secondary entrance; (9) Provision of underground sprinkler tank; (10) Provision of new link corridor at second floor of 27-30 St. Patrick’s Street, connecting the existing bridge over Robert’s Street with the stock room at second floor level of 4-7 Robert Street; (11) Provision of new signage panels on facades of St. Patrick’s Street, Oliver Plunkett Street and Cook Street; (12) Construction of new electricity substation at ground floor level with access onto Robert Street; (13) Construction of new storm sewer under the footprint of 4 Cook Street (Protected Structure PS027); and (14) All associated ancillary site development works including drainage. The proposed development consists of the carrying out of works to Protected Structures PS414, PS415, PS416, PS417 and PS027.