Developers are eyeing up €2.4m Cloyne lands
Owned by the estate of builder Dan Kenneally who was behind several popular housing schemes in East Cork, including An Traonach, which adjoins this site — the land is currently being used for agricultural purposes.
Buildings in one corner of the site, where there is road frontage, include a cottage and a farmyard with crop sheds, machinery sheds, and a disused general purpose roof shed.
To the east of Cloyne village centre, the 3.04ha of development land is zoned existing residential/mixed residential.
The agent handling the sale, Ed O'Donovan of Sherry FitzGerald O'Donovan, said there is 'good interest from local developers and from a few developers in Cork City too'.
'The interest is predominantly in residential, but there are some looking at mixed residential/commercial,' Mr O'Donovan added.
The site, which is level throughout, with 170m of frontage onto the R631, is suitable for different development uses — with a focus on residential — and is being sold subject to full planning permission.
Mr O'Donovan described the land, which he said has the benefit of a positive planning history, as 'a prime development opportunity'.
A pedestrian path connects to the centre of Cloyne village, where there is a local primary school, shops, and other amenities.
Midleton, the nearest town, is less than a 10-minute drive away, while Cork City is a 30-minute spin.
The area is near a choice of East Cork beaches, such as Garryvoe, Youghal, Whitegate, Ballycroneen and Ballybrannigan,
The site itself is directly across the road from the Lus an Ime housing estate, another Dan Kenneally scheme, where a three-bed home recently went sale agreed at €380,000.
Under the Cork County Development Plan 2022-2028, housing density in Cloyne is around 20-35 units per hectare, or 10-15 units per acre 'generally applicable for future development on edge of centre sites'.
DETAILS: Ed O'Donovan, SherryFitz O'Donovan. Call: 0214621166; Email: ed@sfod.ie.
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