Cork City Council are asking developers to explain the demolition of the Sextant pub.
The bar was knocked to the ground last year ago after Progressive Commercial Construction Ltd, which is part of the John Cleary Developments gruup, was granted planning permission for a 25-storey build-to-rent scheme at the city centre site.
The tower was to be the first private apartment scheme of scale in the city since the 17-storey Elysian tower was built in 2008.
However, earlier this year it emerged the residential plan had been scrapped and that building apartments was not financially viable.
The developer announced plans instead for a 16-storey office block.
The Council is now seeking additional information in relation to the new proposal, including addressing concerns regarding the demolition of the Sextant building
In a statement issued to RedFM News in the past few minutes a spokesperson for the JCD group said the demolition work on the Sextant was carried out with full planning permission and he confirmed that a detailed response is currently being prepared by the project design team to the request for further Information issued by the City Council
