Bord Pleanála Case reference: LV28.301531
Planning Authority Case Reference: 1737497
Metropole Hotel , MacCurtain Street , Harley St and
Cork City Council
Description
Trigon Hotels Ltd, intend to apply for a 10-year permission for full planning permission for the redevelopment and refurbishment of the Metropole Hotel and former P.J. O' Hea site at a site bounded by MacCurtain Street to the north, St. Patrick's Quay to the south and existing buildings to the east and west; Harley's Street traverses the centre of the site. The proposed development consists of 1) the demolition of buildings to the south of the original Metropole hotel including the modern existing rear extension, Leeside Leisure, and part of No. 25 St Patrick's Quay (the faí§ade of No. 25 St. Patrick's Quay is to be kept and incorporated into the hotel redevelopment) and 2) the demolition of the former P.J. O' Hea building St Patrick's Quay and Harley's Street. The proposed development includes the construction of a new hotel extension of 6 floors over upper & lower ground level to the south of the existing Metropole Hotel with primary access from the existing MacCurtain Street Hotel entrance at Ground Floor level. It includes hotel accommodation of 140 new bedrooms, bar and restaurant facilities, 4 no. retail / cafe units at ground floor level, penthouse function rooms, 2 levels of basement parking for 92 cars, ancillary hotel uses and site access and development works. The refurbishment and renovation of the existing hotel building includes 43 bedroom suites and meeting rooms, the rein-statement of original ground floor frontage and the historic entrance on MacCurtain Street. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) / Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) The Metropole Hotel is a protected structure (Cork City Council Record of Protected Structures listing PS 185)
Case type
Leave to Appeal S37(6)
Decision
Invalid- fee S.127(1)(f)
Date signed
01/05/2018
EIAR
Yes
NIS
Yes
Parties
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Trigon Hotels Ltd (Applicant)
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John Buckle (3rd Party Appellant) (Invalid)
History
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01/05/2018
Lodged
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01/05/2018
Invalid- fee S.127(1)(f)