270-home scheme proposed at Castleredmond Midleton, Co. Cork

In context

It is one of 163 housing scheme applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council is due to decide by 17 October 2023, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

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

Permission for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the demolition of existing wall into the Castleredmond estate and the construction of 270 no. residential units, 43 no. garden sheds, 1 no. creche, 3 no. ESB substations, a temporary wastewater treatment plant, 1 no. temporary pumping station and all associated development works including footpaths, parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores and landscaping/amenity areas at Castleredmond (townland), Midleton Co. Cork. Access will be via the existing Castleredmond entrance and the new entrance permitted under ref. no. 21/7428 onto the R630. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the planning authority with this application