Tender 08/04/2025: Cork City Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to provide a project management led multi-disciplinary project delivery team. The procurement process will be overseen by Aecom. A tender for the construction works is expected to be issued early next year.
Update 22/10/2024: Project is to go out to tender again due to the procurement process undertaken for the events centre project, which commenced in 2014, is not able to support the level of grant funding now required.
Update 05/09/2024: An announcement on an additional government funding is expected before the budget on October 1st.
Update 12/07/2023: Detailed design work on the proposed 6,000-capacity city centre venue is due to be completed this month, triggering a 10-week costs verification process.
Update 07/02/2023: It is expected that construction will commence at the beginning of Quarter 3, 2023.
Permission is sought by BAM Property ltd for the development of an event centre/arena and associated logistical support offices at the former Beamish and Crawford Brewery Site at South Main Street, French’s Quay and Proby’s Quay in the City of Cork. The site is bounded on the south and west by the South Channel of the River Lee, French’s Quay and Proby’s Quay, on the east by South Main Street and on the north by Cremer’s Lane and the development permitted on the existing old brewery complex under ref no 17/37658. The application represents a change of design from that already permitted under planning reference 10/34698, PL 28.238393 and relates to Zones C1 and C2 of that permission. The proposal includes for,
a) the construction of an Event Centre/Arena measuring 11,144 sq. metres, and
b) the construction of 2,176 sq. metres of new office units to serve as logistical, management and back-of-house support functions for the Event Centre/Arena.
The total area of building measures 13,320 sq, metres all of which is dedicated to the management and operation of the Event Centre/Arena. The overall height of the proposed structure is 29.350m OD, c. 300mm higher than the previously permitted structure. The application relates to a site which contains a protected structure
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