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Est. value
Not listed
Units
Not listed
Floor area
Not listed
Decision
20 Apr 2021
Direct applicationGrant Perm. w Conditions
The Former Ford Distribution Site, Fronting on to Centre Park Road, Marquee Road and Monahan's Road, Cork. (www.thesouthdocks.ie)
Cork / Cork City Council
Key facts
Lead summary
- Commission case reference
- 309059
- Case type
- Housing
- Planning authority
- Cork City Council
- Status
- Grant Perm. w Conditions
- Received
- 23 Dec 2020
- Decision
- 20 Apr 2021
Official description
Verbatim source text
Demolition of existing structures, 10 year permission for the construction of 1,002 no. apartments, childcare facilities and associated site works.
Verify against official sourceReviewed build intelligence
What the documents describe
Direct application decision recorded
The retained August 2026 short notice declares 321 units for Podium 2. The earlier direct SHD report identifies Phase 2 as Blocks 5–8. The 2021 permission describes the larger 1,002-unit scheme; those totals must not be added or relabelled as completed homes.
2 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-05 · Official file index
Podium 2 is Phase 2, covering Blocks 5–8
Phase described in the historical inspector report · Podium 2 and its 321-unit notice declaration; earlier phasing layout only
What the evidence says
The inspector report separates Phase 1, Blocks 1–4; Phase 2, Blocks 5–8 on Podium 2; and Phase 3 on Podium 3. This identifies the phase explicitly named by without assigning the whole development to that notice.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for project researchers: an explicit phase relationship connects the new notice to the relevant part of the older planning scheme.
What is not established
The report’s indicative programme is historical. Actual completion, procurement stage and whether all 321 units have started are not established.
Inspect the evidence
Inspector report for SHD309059 · p.6
Inspected PDF page 6 · Issued 2021-03-31 · Inspector report for direct SHD application · Checked 2026-09-05
Phase 2
The order replaces Block 8 red metalwork with an agreed dark finish
Permission condition in the historical order · Block 8 within Podium 2, with the same condition separately applying to Blocks 4 and 12
What the evidence says
Condition 4 requires the red metal frames and pressed-metal balustrades on Blocks 4, 8 and 12 to be replaced with dark-grey or bronze finishes, with details agreed before commencement. Block 8 is within Podium 2; the condition does not select between those two colours.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation for façade and balcony trades: the signed condition overrides the earlier red finish and points to a later approval document that must be checked.
What is not established
The chosen colour, supplier, installed product and compliance approval are not established. Do not describe either permitted option as the selected finish.
Inspect the evidence
Board order granting SHD309059 with conditions · p.14
Inspected PDF page 14 · Issued 2021-04-20 · Signed order; condition 4 modifies the applied-for finishes · Checked 2026-09-05
dark grey or bronze
Remaining document questions
- The report’s indicative programme is historical. Actual completion, procurement stage and whether all 321 units have started are not established.
- The chosen colour, supplier, installed product and compliance approval are not established. Do not describe either permitted option as the selected finish.
Three documents linked by ACP309059; inspector report and signed order downloaded. Selected phase, condition and signature pages visually inspected. Later compliance materials/approved colour selection and as-built records not inspected.
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