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Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Foxhall, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork

17 August 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cork County Council planning register · published 31 August 2026

Cork County Council granted permission on 17 August 2026 for a wind energy development at Foxhall, Rosscarbery, an application first lodged on 24 June 2026.

Key facts

Reference: 26/1693
Planning authority: Cork County Council
Location: Foxhall, Rosscarbery, Co Cork
Received: 24 June 2026
Application type: Permission
Status: Decision Issued
Decision: Grant with Conditions
Decision date: 17 August 2026
Council file: View on the Cork County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 9 wind energy applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 62 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 17 August 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.

a) New Single Storey Dwelling, Detached Garage and Sewage Treatement System b) Revision For Site Boundaries To Windfarm Permitted per Pl Reg 03/4740 & 08/2037

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Foxhall, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork", 17 August 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F1693

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F1693">Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Foxhall, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 17 August 2026.</p>

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