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Irish Examiner
28-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Plans for more than 120 homes in Ballincollig refused by An Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for more than 120 homes in Ballincollig due to the development's inappropriate mix of dwelling units. Cork developer O'Flynn Construction Company lodged plans in May 2022 to construct 123 apartments and a creche on a one-hectare site on the Old Fort Road in Ballincollig. The apartments would have been spread across three blocks, ranging from three to six storeys in height, comprising a mix of one- and two-bed units. The plans also included a childcare facility, an internal residential amenity space and a multi-purpose amenity room. Some 98 car parking spaces were also included in the plans, along with 272 bicycle spaces. However, the Board decided to refuse permission for the development, per the recommendation of the inspector, declaring that it "materially contravenes" the Cork City Development Plan. Objective 11.2 of the development plan sets out the proportion of one-, two-, three- and four-bed units that are necessary for an urban town development with more than 50 planned dwellings. According to the Plan, 25% of the proposed dwellings must have three bedrooms, while 10% should have at least four bedrooms. The report said the plans lodged by O'Flynn Construction Company did not include any dwelling exceeding three bedrooms. Of the 123 apartments proposed, 32% were marked as one-bed, with the remaining 68% comprising two-bed units. Computer-generated view of the 123-apartment development planned by O'Flynn Construction on Ballincollig's Old Fort Road. "The Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 sets out clear unit mix requirements to be adhered to, except in exceptional circumstances when justification is provided and flexibility is provided according to the ranges specified," An Bord Pleanála said in its decision. "The applicant did not provide a justification for the unit mix proposed." Before its current application, O'Flynn Construction Company received planning from the board in 2020 for the development before it was challenged in the High Court by a local residents group. The court overturned the board's permission decision in favour of O'Flynn Construction Company after finding the board failed to comply with planning and development regulations concerning the screening of projects.
Irish Examiner
01-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Glanmire's derelict mill site for sale for €575,000
A long, lush, and overgrown slice of Riverstown/Glanmire history has come up for sale in the outline shape of Ballinglanna Mills and old former mill house on 2.5 acres. Overlooking Sarsfield GAA club and a currently under development of c 30 units being constructed by Brightwater developments, the long-derelict and overgrown mill and fire-damaged former residence mill house is priced at €575,000 by estate agent Robert Coughlan of Cohalan Downing, acting for a private vendor with long associations with the site. Ballinglanna Mills & Mill House Zoned as 'sustainable residential neighbourhoods,' it's close to the long-established Brookfield estate, near a Lidl, and almost unnecessarily is described as 'available with the benefit of vacant possession' because it has been idle for decades. Despite a long mill history in the Glanmire/Riverstown valley just east of Cork City noted for a number of 18th and 19th mills along the Glashaboy River, for cloth mills, distiller and grains, it fronts the Cliff Road and is above the river level on an slightly elevated, hillside setting. This is heavily treed, and has a right of way over an adjoining access road serving the new development alongside its long boundary. Ballinglanna Mills & Mill House It's approximately 2.5 acres and while the mill activity is now historic, part of the site with hardstanding has been used in more recent decades for commercial storage. It may have short-term use for a buyer/occupier for similar, if cleared back, pending later development, it has been suggested. 'It's only on a few days and the interest to date is more from the residential development sector,' says Mr Coughlan, who adds that the price at €575k 'reflects the nature of the site,' with the former mill a protected structure. With an overgrown pedestrian link to the Brookville estate, it's close to Riverstown village/neighbourhood centre with a Lidl and commercial/community services, about 1km from the extensive Hazelwood Shopping Centre. The Ballinglanna Glanmire name has been resurrected from its venerable mills past to now be widely known for the 600-home scheme of the same name completed by O'Flynn Group, which is about to embark on a further major development at Dunkathel House, after a c 20-year wait. Now part of Cork City after a boundary extension, its zoning in the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 is 'sustainable residential neighbourhoods' 'to protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses'. Details: Cohalan Downing 021-4277717
Irish Independent
30-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Next step in the Cork Docklands regeneration project launched
Like the recent public consultations on the Cork LUAS and the Northern Distributor Road, the public have the choice of visiting two open days next month, or to head to a dedicated website, where maps and renders will be available to view, and a submission form will also be available. The project, which is expected to see up to 10,000 homes built on the site of the current north quay of Cork city docks, in the east side of the city, is a cornerstone project in the Cork City Development Plan, with Cork the fastest growing city in the country, and expected to continue to grow exponentially for the next 20 years. Cork City Council says that the docklands regeneration project, which also includes six new schools, 9.7 hectares of quayside amenity, 5.5 hectares of new sports grounds, and 28.3 hectares of marina park, is 'the largest and most ambitious regeneration project in Ireland' which 'has the capacity to accommodate approximately 20% of the population growth target for Cork City to 2040.' In order to facilitate the project, the City Council needs to change the current city development plan, in order to accommodate the Cork Docklands Framework Plan's infrastructure delivery, which the council says 'is key to developing sustainable and resilient communities on the 147-hectare (360 acre) riverside site.' "The Framework Plan, which will form a new volume of the CDP if adopted, sets out the expansive public realm, waterside amenity and travel, sports and community infrastructure needed to unlock the development capacity of the Docklands.' Two open days will be available for the public to view the proposed change to the development plan. On Wednesday May 7, at the Clayton Hotel, and a week later, May 14, at Millenium Hall at Cork City Hall. Both open days will take place from 12 noon to 8pm.
