Cork's Prism dream shattered as permission lapses

Planning permission on the striking 15-storey tower has lapsed and an attempt by the developers to extend its duration by five years has been refused by Cork City Council

A CGI artist's impression of the planned Prism building which had been earmarked for a site near Cork city's main bus station. 

The Prism, Cork City’s €20m answer to New York’s iconic Flatiron building, looks destined to never get off — or above — ground. The developers failed to buy more time for the project.

While the start-stop nature of the build had fuelled speculation that it might never go ahead, the Irish Examiner can confirm that not only has planning permission lapsed, but an attempt by the developers to extend its duration by five years has been refused by Cork City Council.