Land parcel 5354537

Area

465 m²

Buildings

4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,998 m².

Zoning

M2 City Centre (Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 9 May 2023Conditional

  Permission for development for: the erection of a projecting sign with illuminated letters and ancillary works on the Drawbridge Street elevation of the Former Easons building.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2341975

• 9 Feb 2022Conditional

  Permission for development for: Removal of existing shop front canopy and a new shopfront on the east elevation of the property including: one operator sign with LED lighting and new fascia; splayed, glazed entrance with one backlit operator sign; one 'bus stop', projecting sign with illuminated letters and other minor alterations ancillary to the proposed works.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2240859

• 19 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission for development for : a new shopfront on the east elevation of the property including: new entrance canopy with one operator sign (letter height 169mm) and soffit with LED lighting; splayed, glazed entrance with one backlit operator sign (letter height 97mm); high level banding to reduce the overall area of glazing; and other minor alterations ancillary to the proposed works. The upper levels of the east elevation remain unchanged and there are no proposed works to the north elevation.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2140360

• 18 Jun 2021Conditional

  Permission for development at the Savoy Centre (No.108-109 Saint Patrick’s Street) including 106-107 Saint Patrick’s Street (formerly Quills), encompassing the upper floors of Nos. 111-112 Saint Patrick’s Street. Located at Saint Patrick’s Street and William Street, Cork City. The proposed works involve the demolition (123.874m2), and reconstruction/construction of internal elements of the existing block at all levels within the curtilage of the existing pattern to form an expanded Retail Unit 2 (Formerly Quills) at ground level, involving the amalgamation of smaller retail units which were formerly part of the now vacant Savoy Shopping Centre at ground floor level (Falcon Travel, Barber Shop, Phone Shop, Jump Juice) into Retail Unit 2. The proposed works involve the change of use from former ground floor mall to retail use of 181.252m2 to allow for the expansion of Retail Unit 2 (Formerly Quills). The proposed works include reconfiguration of the existing Savoy Shopping Centre entrance onto Saint Patrick’s Street to facilitate access to the existing upper floors. Access to Retail Unit 2 will be provided at the current Quills entrance at 106-107 Saint Patrick’s Street. Access to the upper floors is provided at the current entrance to the Savoy 108-109 Saint Patrick’s Street. These works include, but are not limited to, the removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, fire escape stairs. Permission is sought for the above and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2140292

• 13 Aug 2020Conditional

  Permission for development for: The change of use of space in the second floor of the building from storage to retail including all ancillary works to facilitate the development.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2039475

• 13 Jan 2020Conditional

  Permission for the redevelopment of the Savoy Centre (No. 108-109 Saint Patrick’s Street) and a number of surrounding units including 106-107 Saint Patrick’s Street (formerly Quills), and the upper floors of Nos. 111-112 Saint Patrick’s Street (formerly A-Wear). Located at Saint Patrick’s Street and William Street, Cork City. The proposed works involve the demolition, and reconstruction, of internal and external elements of the existing block at all levels within the curtilage of the existing pattern to form retail shops at ground floor level, with some retail units extending to first floor level (Units 2 and 3). The proposed works include the decommissioning of the existing Savoy Centre and its constituent small internal retail units (currently vacant) and the reconfiguration of the space to form three no. individual retail units all fronting onto and accessed from Saint Patrick’s Street. The development also consists of the change of use of a portion of the Savoy Theatre and former upper retail areas to residential use to accommodate 11 no. apartments. Access to the retail units will be provided off Saint Patrick’s Street. Access to the apartments will be from William Street. These works include, but are not limited to, the removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, roof terraces and landscaping, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, improvements to the external fabric and lighting along William Street; plant space etc. The proposal constitutes the second phase of the Savoy Redevelopment with phase 1 being permitted under 18/38168. Permission is sought for the above and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 2039026

• 18 Dec 2019Conditional

  Permission for development at the Savoy Centre. The development will consist of the following amendments to the previously permitted Cork City Council planning application ref 19/38450; an increase in the size and configuration of a cupboard containing a fire detection panel located behind the central column of the shopfront from o.5 sq m to 1.0 sq. m.; and the installation of internal illumination (14.7 sq. m.) along the fascia and soffit return panels of the shopfront. Permission was sought for similar internal illumination under Cork City Council planning application reference no. 19/38450 but was omitted by way of a planning condition. The proposed internal illumination has been reduced in depth from 1345 mm in Cork City Council planning reference no 19/38450 to 795 mm in this planning application. The works are confined to the ground floor

  Permission · Cork City Council, 1938982

• 18 Jun 2019Conditional

  Permission... for (1) the removal of the existing shop front and the installation of a new aluminium framed, glazed shop front including the relocation of the entrance doors, (2) the removal of the existing entrance to the upper floors and the installation of a new aluminium framed, glazed doorset,(3) the installation of steel rear halo illuminated fascia logo to the shop front ,(4) the installation of a projecting signage box to the shop front, (5) the removal of the existing signage and installation of internally illuminated fascia '3' logo sign between the first and second floors and (6) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 1938460

• 11 Jun 2019Conditional

  Permission...for development at the Savoy Centre located at Saint Patrick's Street/Drawbridge Street/William Street and Nos. 111-112 Saint Patrick's Street, (formerly A-wear),Cork City, Co.Cork. The developments will consist of alterations to the shop frontage at Nos. 111-112 Saint Patrick's Street (formerly A-wear) including the following : development of new signage (including a projecting sign), the removal and replacement of part of the existing shop frontage cladding with new natural stone cladding, the installation of internally illuminated fascia panels, the installation of 2000mm x 2000mm suspended double sided light box behind the shop front window, the installations of security tagging posts, and all other associated shopfront development works including glazing. The works are confined to the ground floor of Nos. 111-112 Saint Patricks Street. The planning applications takes account of the recent notification of permission Ref No: 18/38168 for the removal of existing ground floor entrance to the upper floors of 111-112 St. Patricks Street.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 1938450

• 14 Dec 2018Conditional

  Permission for a proposed development within the Savoy Centre affecting the ground floor of Nos. 111-112 Saint Patrick's Street (formerly A-Wear) and the rear (western) elevation fronting onto Drawbridge Street and the partial southern elevation fronting onto William Street, Cork City. The proposed development involves the amalgamation of two no. retail units the current JD Sports unit and the former A-Wear unit on the ground floor and the consequent relocation of the café unit within the centre to the Drawbridge Street side which will involve the construction of a new shopfront elevation onto Drawbridge Street. The proposed development also includes the change of use of the former Hickeys space at first floor level from retail to storage/ancillary office use. The removal of the upper floor access from Saint Patrick's Street to the upper floors of 111-112 is also proposed. The creation of a service route access to the café unit which will be accessed via William Street. Indicative masterplan drawings for the entire site are also included with this application. These works include... the removal/relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, plant space, etc. Permission is sought for the above and associated site development works.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 1838168

• 29 May 2017Refused

  permission is sought for change of use from retail at ground floor, and from offices at first floor, to use as a coffee shop at ground and first floor levels of 110 St. Patrick's Street, Cork. Works will include renovation of shop front, new fascia signage, and installation of a new stairs linking ground and first floors.

  Permission · Cork City Council, 1737441

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 55 recorded monuments.

• CO074-028001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  St. Francis' Well lies at foot of rock cliff, to rear of houses on North Mall, within stone-built well house. Entrance has wooden panel with date of 1688 in iron numbers; second room to W partially cut out of rock. Fitzgerald, in 1896 (O Coindealbháin 1946, 161), describes well (diam. 5ft; D 2ft) as surrounded by path leading to crypt-like room with rock forming end wall; used as cure for sore eyes, consumption and other ailments. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2021 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO074-028002 Religious house - Franciscan friars
  Description

  Foundation date uncertain; Annals of Four Masters record foundation of 'monastery of St. Francis at Cork' by Diarmait MacCarthaig in 1229 (Bradley et al. 1985, 87). Extent of friary cleary outlined in confirmation grant by Philip Prendergast c. 1300 as land between burgesses of Shandon (possibly Shandon Street) and holy well (CO074-074---), and between rock cliff to N and River Lee to S. Hardiman map (c. 1601) and Philips' map (1685) show church located on N bank of river near bend in Lee where St. Vincent's Bridge (foot bridge) now stands. New church built in 1700, but not where former stood. Burials found during construction of houses on North Mall, in 1804; fragment of double ogee-headed window surround built into wall at Wise's Hill. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-030001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  There is a reference in 1183 to an 'old castle' in Shandon near the stream, flowing from mill of St. Nessan to the west of North Gate Bridge (CO074-030002-) (Bradley et al. 1985, 96). There are no evident remains in this area of such a structure. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 22 February 2018

• CO074-031001 Graveyard
  Description

  On E side of Shandon Street and c. 60m N of river Lee. Roughly rectangular grass-covered area (c. 60m E-W; c. 25m N-S) enclosed by stone wall; now used as childrens playground. No visible surface trace of C of I church, St. Mary's Shandon, built in 1693 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 283), and 'taken down' in 1879 (O'Shea 1943, 32). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-031002 Church
  Description

  Site of St Mary's church, in graveyard (CO074-03101-) at foot of Shandon Street. Built in 1696 (Brady 1863, 283) in place of earlier church of StMary's Shandon (see CO074-03301-), at top of Shandon Hill. Taken down in 1879 when present St. Mary's Shandon, situated in Sunday's Well, was consecrated (O'Shea 1943, 32). St. Anne's Shandon (CO074-03303-) now houses various monuments from St. Mary's. No visible surface trace; graveyard used as playground. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-032 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Known as Shandon Castle; mentioned in Barry's 1531 grant and named 'Ye L. Barris Castell' on Pacata Hibernia map (c. 1585-1600); in ruins by 1581 but apparently refurbished/rebuilt shortly afterwards (Bradley et al. 1985,96). Hardiman (c. 1601), Philips (1685) and Storey's (c. 1690) maps locate castle near where the Old Butter Market now stands. Maps show castle was of Z-plan, with main rectangular block running E-W and projecting towers at NW and SE ends (ibid). No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-033001 Graveyard
  Description

  Irregular graveyard to N and E of St. Anne's C of I church, Shandon (CO074-03303-). Enclosed by high stone wall, with Skiddy's Almshouses (CO074-105---) forming SE corner, railing to S; now public park. Headstones placed horizontally along base of W wall of graveyard, N wall and E gable of church; vault to Waters family inside eastern gate; some chest tombs and pyramidal grave markers remain; line of graves, consisting of two chest tombs, outside E wall of graveyard, enclosed by railings. Inscribed headstones date from 1703. Site of earlier church of St. Mary's Shandon, shown on Phillips map (1685) 'as a long rectangular structure with three transepts of annexes, two on the southside and one on the north' (Bradley et al. 1985, 70). Demolished during siege of 1690 and replaced by St. Mary's (CO074-03102-), lower down hill, in 1693. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-033002 Graveyard
  Description

  To SE of St. Anne's C of I church (CO074-033003-) and on W side of former North Infirmary Hospital. Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 46m N-S; c. 55m E-W), enclosed by high stone wall to E, S and W; low stone wall topped by railings to N. No longer in use. Line of 19th century inscribed headstones placed upright along E and W walls. Chest tombs in original positions, dating from 1796; also some pyramidal gravemarkers remain. See Excavations 2001, 39-40; Excavations 2002, 72. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-033003 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (CO074-03301-) on Shandon hill. Built in 1722 on site of earlier church, St. Mary's Shandon, which was demolished during siege of 1690 (O'Shea 1943, 32). Described by Craig (1982, 207) as 'simple rectangle with shallow sanctuary and a West tower'. Tower 'unusually massive and graceful, diminishing by two offsets between three stages, though with four openings on the West face' (ibid). Tower and church faced with limestone ashlar to W and S and red sandstone to N and E. Tower heightened c. 1749 by 'addition of three more diminishing stages, more elaborately finished and culminating in a small stone dome' (ibid), all of limestone and surmounted by 'a golden sphere and a large golden weather vane in the form of a salmon' (ibid). 'The clock in the church tower has four dials, each fourteen feet in diameter and was erected in 1847' (O'Shea 1943, 34). The famous Shandon bells, 'eight in number, were cast by Abel Rudhall, of Gloucester, and were set up in 1750' (ibid). Still in use as C of I church. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO074-033004 Leper hospital
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

And 45 more.

Architectural heritage

• Shop/retail outlet, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay four-storey retail outlet, built c. 1910. Rendered parapet with moulded render eaves course. Rendered wall with channelled quoins to first floor, and having pilasters and entablature to second and third floors. Full-width projecting timber display window to first floor. Segmental-arched openings to second floor and square-headed openings to third floor with moulded render surrounds. Timber casement windows to third floor and replacement uPVC windows to second floor. Full-width glazed shopfront to ground floor, c. 1990.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map gives no landslide susceptibility class here. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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