Permission for the construction of a four storey over partial lower ground floor level office building providing office…

Application details

Planning reference

2241121

Council

Cork City Council

Proposal description

Permission for the construction of a four storey over partial lower ground floor level office building providing office space, meeting rooms, staff welfare, service areas and all ancillary site development works. The proposed office building will be constructed within the existing carpark and will connect to an existing office building known as ‘HH4’ to the southeast by way of a cantilevered link corridor at first floor level resulting in façade amendments and internal reconfigurations to the existing ‘HH4’ building. A central pedestrian avenue will also be provided between the existing and proposed building. The proposed development includes a single storey commute hub building providing bicycle/scooter parking, storage and staff facilities serving the wider Apple campus, a single storey energy centre building and 2 no. single storey security huts. A new surface car park on lands to the north of the David McCarthy Road is proposed to accommodate the relocation of the displaced car parking spaces resultant from the construction of the proposed office building and provision of additional car parking spaces, in addition to the reconfiguration of the existing car park to the south of the David McCarthy Road. The proposed carpark to the north of the David McCarthy Road will be linked with the main campus via a pedestrian underpass under David McCarthy Road and a covered pedestrian pathway. 2 no. new vehicular accesses are proposed off the David McCarthy Road. Ancillary site development works include hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, public realm upgrades, signage, plant and photovoltaic panels and all other site development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the planning application.

Location / address

Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Tadgh Barry Road and lands, adjacent to David McCarthy Road and

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

24 May 2022

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

27 Sept 2022

Final grant date

8 Nov 2022