Cork City Council grants permission for 580-home scheme at Castletreasure, Moneygurney, Cork city

In context

It is the only housing scheme application Cork City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,549 nationally. Of the 3,022 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 30 July 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues. The applicant sought a 10-year permission, which sets how long they have to start the development.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Cork City Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

For a 10 year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Castletreasure, Moneygurney and Maryborough (townlands), Douglas, Cork. The development will consist of: the demolition of an existing dwelling house and associated agricultural outbuildings and the construction of a mixed-use residential development of 580 no. residential units consisting of 263 no. dwelling houses and 317 no. apartment/duplex units and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development also includes a 2-storey 122 no. child capacity creche and a 2-storey mixed-use building with retail and café uses at ground floor and 2 no. commercial/retail service units at first floor level. The 263 no. dwelling houses will include 88 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses, 4 no. 4 bedroom townhouses, 136 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses,18 no. 3 bedroom townhouses and 17 no. 2 bedroom townhouses. The proposed 317 no. apartment/duplex units will include 8 no. 3 bedroom units, 218 no. 2 bedroom units and 91 no. 1 bedroom units to be provided in 27 no. apartment/duplex buildings ranging in height from 2–4 storeys over basement. The proposed development makes provision for the construction of a section and extension of the Ballybrack Valley Pedestrian & Cycle Route and for pedestrian and cycle connections to the proposed Ballybrack Valley Pedestrian & Cycle Route. The proposed development also includes minor modifications to the residential development to the north permitted by An Bord Pleanála reference 304367-19, which include amendments to the permitted boundary treatments, public open space and the creation of vehicular, pedestrian and cycle connections. Access to the proposed development will be via a proposed vehicular bridge over the Moneygurney Stream to a new junction on the existing Carr’s Hill/Carrigaline Road (R609). An alternative access to the lands is also proposed and which integrates with the Carr’s Hill/Carrigaline Road (R609) upgrades and Carr’s Hill Junction permitted by the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway Scheme (An Bord Pleanála References 04.HA0053 and 04.MA0014) which will be implemented once the M28 Motorway scheme is operational. Ancillary site works include the provision of bicycle parking and bin storage facilities, landscaping and servicing proposals including the diversion of existing underground service infrastructure and the delivery of upgrades to the footpath and foul sewer network on Carr’s Hill/Carrigaline R