Cork County Council grants permission for 469-home scheme at Castlepark Castlelands (Townland) St., Co. Cork

In context

It is one of 155 housing scheme applications Cork County 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 23 April 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 County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

A ten year Permission for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 469 no. residential units to include 305 no. dwelling houses (comprising a mix of 1,2,3 and 4 bed detached, semi-detached, townhouse/terraced and bungalow units) and 164 no. apartment/duplex units (comprising a mix of 1 and 2 bed units), 1 no. creche with a community room, part demolition and refurbishment of the former lodge to provide an interpretive centre and café and all associated ancillary development works including vehicular and pedestrian access (via the existing Castle Park residential estate), drainage, footpaths and cycle lanes, landscaping, amenity and open space areas, boundary treatments, bicycle and car parking, bin and bike storage, plant, public lighting and all other ancillary development at Castlepark, Castlelands (townland), St. Joseph’s Road, Mallow, Co. Cork. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Local Authority. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.castlelandslrd.ie.