More planning news in brief.
Bord rejects big Cork scheme
AN ATTEMPT by PadLake Ltd to build a scheme at Grand Parade and St Patrick's Street in Cork has been rejected by the appeals board as it would "detrimentally" interfere with the historic character of the streets.
Headed by Joe O'Donovan, Padlake proposed a five-storey scheme with 8,999sq m (96,864sq ft) of shops and offices of 3,276sq m (35,263sq ft) which involved demolishing the Capital Cinema on Grand Parade, 21-23 Grand Parade, 55-57 St Patrick's Street and the Vineyard Bar on Market Lane.
Green light for Mount St block
ABBEYROCK DEVELOPMENT has got permission from An Bord Pleanála to demolish Block 1, Lwr Clanwilliam Court, Lwr Mount St, D2 and replace it with a six-storey office building. The developer wanted to build a seven-storey block but the board reduced this by one floor.
Seosamh and Colm Cahill appealed permission granted by the council on the grounds it would overshadow property in the vicinity and saying the board can prevent the proliferation of "obtrusive glass structures".
The board also said that the upper most floor must be set back a further three metres from the building line.
