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Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Disert Castletownbere Bantry, Co. Cork
18 March 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cork County Council planning register · published 31 August 2026
Cork County Council granted permission on 18 March 2026 for a wind energy development at Disert Castletownbere Bantry, an application first lodged on 11 July 2025.
Key facts
- Reference
- 25/381
- Planning authority
- Cork County Council
- Location
- Disert Castletownbere Bantry Co. Cork
- Received
- 11 July 2025
- Application type
- Permission
- Status
- Application Closed
- Decision
- Grant with Conditions
- Decision date
- 18 March 2026
- Council file
- View on the Cork County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 8 wind energy applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 61 nationally. Of the 85 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 74% 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 March 2026. 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.
Planning Permission for 1 - Extension and modifications to existing dwellinghouse including roof & wall finish, 2 - Demolition of Greenhouse, 3 - Installation of proprietary wastewater treatment plant, 4 - Decommissioning of existing septic tank, 5 - Installation of domestic wind turbine and roof PV panels and all associated siteworks
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Disert Castletownbere Bantry, Co. Cork", 18 March 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/25%2F381
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/25%2F381">Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Disert Castletownbere Bantry, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 18 March 2026.</p>
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