173-home scheme proposed at Baneshane, Midleton, 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 five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, 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.

A 10 Year Permission for the following large-scale residential development (LRD) consisting of 173 no. residential units (comprising 74 no. apartments and duplexes: Block E1 - 11 x 2 bed and 6 x 1-bed; Block E2 - 3 x 3-bed, 6 x 2-bed and 3 x 1-bed; Block E3 - 9 x 2-bed and 6 x 1-bed'; Block D1 - 4 x 2-bed and 4 x 1-bed; Duplex D2 - 5 x 2-bed and 5 x 1-bed; Duplex D3 - 9 x 2-bed and 3 x 1-bed, and 99no. houses comprising 11 x 4-bed semi-detached, 76 x 3-bed (33 semi-detached, 27 end-of-terrace and 16 mid-terrace), 10 x 2-bed (3 end-of-terrace, 1 terraced and 6 bungalows) and 2x 1-bed bungalows, a creche of c137.5 sqm gross floor area with capacity for c.20 children, a pumping station, alterations to the junction at Abbey Wood Estate and Ballintubber Road, and all associated car parking (273 spaces), bicycle parking (161 spaces), public open space, landscaping, amenity and open space areas, drainage, footpaths and cycle lanes, storage, plant, public lighting and all other ancillary site development works. The application may be inspected online at the following website setup by the applicant: www.Rockspringpropertieslimited.com