Planning notes: Gresham Metropole refused permission to develop parking facility

A Cork city centre hotel has been refused permission to develop parking at a former car showroom near its rear entrance.

The proposal had been to change use of 500sq m of the premises at St Patrick’s Quay, formerly in use by PJ O’Hea, to car parking ancilliary to the Gresham Metropole hotel, bought last year by Philip Hotel Holdings Ltd.

In plans submitted to the city council, permission was sought by Metropole Operators Ltd for the changes, to provide 43 parking spaces and replace glazing and an existing pedestrian entrance with a roller shutter door for a proposed new vehicle exit.