Cork City Council grants permission for 93-home scheme at South Douglas Road, between Rathmore Lawn, Cork city

In context

It is the only housing scheme application Cork City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 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 18 December 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

Permission for development on this site of c. 1.98 hectares on lands located at South Douglas Road, Cork. The development will consist of a residential and creche development comprising: 93 no. residential units (2 no. semi-detached units, 48 no. townhouses, 11 no. mews units (comprising 9 no. mews houses and 2 no. mews apartments) and 32 no. duplexes (comprising 17 no. duplex houses and 15 no. duplex apartments) (with terraces and private open space, where relevant) (the overall unit mix will comprise 6 no. 1-bed units, 16 no. 2-bed units, 53 no. 3-bed units and 18 no. 4-bed units); a creche (c.144 sqm) (with associated open space); vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access from the South Douglas Road frontage; internal roads, footpaths, pedestrian crossings and home zones; car parking and bicycle parking; public open space; boundary treatments; bin stores; attenuation tanks; permeable paving; and SuDS measures and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level, boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply).