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The former St. Joseph's Convent of Mercy Dromderrig & Town Plots The Ramparts, Blind Gate & Winter's Hill Kinsale

Conditional Permission

Planning application 14/6792

Cork - Cork County Council

Proposed Development

Construction of 47 no. residential units, a crèche and all ancillary site development and landscaping works. The proposed development includes the construction of 27 no. houses consisting of 19 no. three-storey detached houses with first floor terraces, 1no. three-storey detached house with first and second floor terraces and 7 no. two-storey townhouses with first floor balconies; a new pedestrian access at Rampart Lane; and all ancillary landscaping, surface and underground car parking and site development works. The proposed works to the former convent buildings includes the development of 20 no. apartments; a crèche with mezzanine floor; modifications to the façade and extensions to the rear of the building. The proposed development with result in alterations to the residential scheme originally permitted under Planning Ref. No. 04/53026 and An Bórd Pleanála Ref. No. PL 65.211819. The alterations proposed will reduce the total number of residential units permitted on-site from 158 to 96 units

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    30 Dec 2014

  2. Decision: Conditional Permission

    8 Apr 2015

  3. Decision due

    9 Apr 2015

  4. Grant issued

    18 May 2015

Application Details

Location
The former St. Joseph's Convent of Mercy Dromderrig & Town Plots The Ramparts, Blind Gate & Winter's Hill Kinsale
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Cork County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
30 December 2014
Status
Application Closed
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision Date
8 April 2015
Grant Date
18 May 2015

Location

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