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52-home scheme proposed at Sisters of Mercy Convent, North Street, Co. Cork
27 March 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cork County Council planning register · published 31 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Cork County Council on 27 March 2026 for a 52-home scheme at Sisters of Mercy Convent, North Street.
Key facts
- Reference
- 26/0768
- Planning authority
- Cork County Council
- Location
- Sisters of Mercy Convent, North Street, Skibbereen, Co Cork
- Received
- 27 March 2026
- Application type
- Extension of Duration
- Homes
- 52
- Status
- Invalid - Case Closed
- Submissions until
- 30 April 2026 (closed)
- Council file
- View on the Cork County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 157 housing scheme applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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.
Renovation and alteration of former convent chapel (Protected Structure RPS085) for commercial and community use. Renovation of former Mercy Convent (Protected Structure RPS086) for 7 apartments and community space. Demolition of single-storey glass boiler room. Renovation of Mercy Heights School (Protected Structure RPS087) into 4 office units. Construction of a new 4 storey block with 52 apartments and 6 terrace houses.
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "52-home scheme proposed at Sisters of Mercy Convent, North Street, Co. Cork", 27 March 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F0768
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F0768">52-home scheme proposed at Sisters of Mercy Convent, North Street, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 27 March 2026.</p>
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