Director of Services Adrienne Rogers chaired a Growing Lifelong Learning in Cork (GLLiC) committee meeting to discuss ongoing Learning City plans on 9 th October. Lord Mayor Cllr. Joe Kavanagh presented live in Clermont-Ferrand France, as part of the opening addresses at the interdisciplinary European Conference on the theme "From the Neighbourhood to the Learning City: resilience and territorial dynamics in the face of crises " on the 14 th of October . Denis Barrett presented on Cork Learning City in a session on ‘International feedback from UNESCO Learning Cities and their resilience’ later i n the day. Denis Barrett also presented at the ‘Adult Education for Health and Wellbeing Webinar’ Belfast on 21 st October, hosted by the Northern Ireland Impact Forum to outline Cork’s role as the Lead City in a UNESCO Global cluster on Learning for Health and Well-being and on Learning Cities Research with UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning at the Asia Europe Meeting ASEM Lifelong Learning Hub conference hosted over 3 days by ACE @ UCC from Oct 13 th to 15th. In addition Denis presented jointly with Groningen Learning City at the European Science Engagement Association EUSEA Annual Conference on Learning Cities and the Sustainable Development Goals on Oct 30 th . The event was hosted online by CIT having been postponed from April 2020.
Development Management Significant Planning Applications decided:
TP19/38589 Currently on Appeal with An Bord Pleanala (3 no. appellants) following grant of permission issued by Cork City Council on 13 th October 2020. Redevelopment of the Custom House site at North Custom House Quay and South Custom House Quay, Custom House Street, Cork to provide a 240-bedroom hotel, 25 no. hotel serviced suites, and a range of commercial uses including retail, office, food and beverage, distillery, tourism and leisure. The redevelopment will have a gross floor area of approximately 31,604 sq.m. The proposed development consists of the carrying out of works to Protected Structures PS060, PD818 and PS163. TP20/39076 Permission GRANTED for the demolition of the existing buildings and for the construction of 22 no. apartments in 2 buildings, over five floors to the front and six floors to the rear, with car and bicycle parking and courtyard garden, together with associated works at Lower Glanmire Road, Cork. TP20/39364 Permission GRANTED for the redevelopment of the Queens Old Castle, Grand Parade, Cork City. The proposed works involved the demolition and reconstruction of internal and some external elements of the existing block at all levels within the curtilage of the existing pattern to form 2 no. reconfigured smaller retail shops at ground floor level fronting onto Grand Parade, and the change of use of a large portion of the ground floor to the rear from retail (and ancillary storage) to retail and co-working office use and the provision of a new entrance to the co-working space at ground floor level accessed off Grand Parade with a mezzanine office. The development proposed constitutes the retention of 275.656 sq.m. of retail space and the provision of 3382.9 sq.m. of office/ co-working space. Development includes internal demolition, minor alterations to the façade, internal reconfiguration of the removal/ relocation of partitions, counters, accommodation stairs, reconfiguration of internal units, drainage, bin storage, reception area, meeting rooms, facilities, plant space and all associated site works. UPDATE ON STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS Applications made to An Bord Pleanála under section 4 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies, Act 2016 as amended. An Bord Pleanála Decisions Reference 307041-20 Student accommodation with a total of 216 no. bed spaces at San Paula, Orchard Road, Cork. Decision Grant Decision Date 19 th October 2020
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