Cork City Council grants permission for 124-home scheme at Barrys Field, Carrigaline Road, Cork city

In context

It is the only housing scheme application Cork City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 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 4 June 2025. 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 the following Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) located at Barry's Field, Carrigaline Road and Churchyard Lane, Douglas, Cork, comprising the construction of 124 no. residential apartments (consisting of a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bed units), 1 no. cafe unit and 2 no. office units, in a development ranging in height from 1 to 5 storeys and all associated site development works including footpaths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores, lighting, fencing, landscaping/amenity areas, ESB substation/switchroom and plant room. Site development works include 2 no. new uncontrolled pedestrian crossings and footpath improvements on Churchyard Lane which requires the removal of 6 no. existing on street car parking spaces. The proposed development works include a connection and construction of a new storm water and foul sewer along Carrigaline Road. Access to the site will be via a new vehicle access point and a new pedestrian connection from Carrigaline Road and 2 new pedestrian connections onto Churchyard Lane. The new vehicular access requires the removal of 4 no. existing car spaces. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.barrysfieldlrd.com