Cork County Council grants permission for 54-home scheme at Castle Heights Kilmoney Carrigaline, 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 20 May 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.

Permission for the construction of 224 no. dwelling houses (54 no. dwellings will have an option for house type 2B-1 or 2B-2, with the remaining dwellings comprising house types 1A-1 (2 no.), 1A-2 (1 no.), 1A-3 (2 no.), 1B-1 (39 no.), 1B-2 (1 no.), 1C-1 (12 no.), 1D-1 (8 no.), 2A-1 (1 no.) 2A-2 (3 no.), 2A-3 (1 no.), 2A-4 (3 no.), 2B-1 (1 no.), 2B-3 (1 no.) 2C-1 (36 no.), 2C-2 (12 no.), 2D-1 (16 no.), 2E-1 (18 no.) and 2F-1 (13 no.), the construction of a crèche and all associated ancillary development works including access (including the completion of the inner relief road connecting on to the L2495), bus stops, parking, footpaths, lighting, foul and surface/storm water drainage, landscaping and amenity areas. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 17/4176.