Irish Water Pumping Station, Eastcliffe Road, Ballinglanna
Construction of an ESB substation, transformer, and access road at an Irish Water pumping station.
2140654 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 November 2021
- Reference
- 2140654
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves site preparation and landscaping at the existing pumping station. It includes building an access road, an ESB medium voltage substation with a customer switchroom, a transformer on a concrete foundation with palisade fencing, and underground ducting.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for (1) site preparation works and landscaping of open grassed areas, (2) construction of an access road to extend current site hardstanding areas to the substation location, including drainage, (3) construction of an esb medium voltage substation to include an adjacent customer switchroom on a concrete foundation, (4) construction of a concrete foundation for installation of a transformer adjacent to the customer switchroom, with a palisade fence perimeter and gate, (5)installation of a transformer on the above foundation and connection of it to the electricity supply from the switchroom, (6) construction of underground ducting between the transformer and the existing pump station building, (7) underground ducting and connection of substation to the existing buried esb medium voltage electrical supply on site.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for public infrastructure and utilities.”
National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses
Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Mill View, Ballinglanna, Glanmire | Apr 2026 | €485,000 | 149 m |
| 56 Mill View, Ballinglanna, Glanmire | May 2025 | €450,000 | 168 m |
| 28 Mill View, Ballinglanna, Glanmire | Oct 2025 | €392,000 | 204 m |
| 92 Mill View, Ballinglanna, Glanmirenot full market price | May 2025 | €95,000 | 211 m |
| Bumblebee Cottage, Eastcliffe, Ballinglanna | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 211 m |
| 77 Fernwood, Glyntown, Glanmire | Jan 2025 | €452,777 | 252 m |
| 76 Fernwood Gylntown, Glanmire, Cork | Jun 2026 | €390,000 | 253 m |
| 72 Fernwood, Glyntown, Glanmire | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 260 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 November 2021
- Decision due4 August 2022
- Decision issued3 August 2022
- Grant issued14 September 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Construction of car parking area to serve playing pitch and retention and completion of entrance
Ballinglanna, Glanmire, ,
087829corkLodged 11 Jul 2008Retention
- Awaiting decision50 m away
Construction of vehicular entrance and car parking area to serve playing pitch
Ballinglanna, Glanmire, ,
085235corkLodged 6 Mar 2008Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
Construction of a single storey structure to accommodate changing rooms, meeting rooms, a place for general…
Ballinglanna, Glanmire, ,
104624corkLodged 19 Mar 2010Commercial
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Retention and completion of entrance and construction of car parking area to serve playing pitch
Ballinglanna, Glanmire, ,
087536corkLodged 27 Jun 2008Retention
- Granted150 m away
Full planning permission for changes and amendments to 2 no duplex apartment blocks (Blocks E & f) permitted…
Ballinglanna , Glanmire
2039179Cork CityLodged 18 Mar 2020Apartments
- Granted200 m away
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
17, Glanmire Court, Poulacurry South, Glanmire,
036710corkLodged 22 Dec 2003Extension
- Granted210 m away
Revisions to site services infrastructure, with connections and outfalls to serve permitted serviced-sites…
Eastcliffe Road, Glyntown, Ballinglanna, Glanmire, Co.Cork
175391corkLodged 2 Jun 2017Infrastructure
- Granted220 m away
Permission for retention of (A) Changes to the roof structure profile and the associated elevations, and (B)…
13 Glanmire Park , Glanmire Court , Glanmire
2140228Cork CityLodged 26 May 2021Retention
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedInfrastructure
Permission for a) the construction of an ESB substation, b) alterations of part of an existing storage…
Carrigavulleen, Ballinspittle, Co.Cork,
244016corkLodged 5 Jan 2024
- Awaiting decisionInfrastructure
Permission for the construction of an ESB Substation with adjoining switchroom and roof mounted metal plant…
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Windmill Rd Moneymore , Drogheda , Drogheda Co. Louth
2460334LouthLodged 18 Jun 2024
- GrantedInfrastructure
Permission for development that will consist of the construction of an ESB Substation, an electrical plant…
Boharnamoe , Ardee , Co Louth
21207LouthLodged 3 Mar 2021
- GrantedInfrastructure
Permission for the construction of a detached single storey medium voltage ESB substation with an additional…
Dernagola , Killybrone , Emyvale
2235MonaghanLodged 27 Jan 2022
- GrantedInfrastructure
Permission for the erection of an ESB substation, adjacent switch-room; associated electrical panel enclosure…
Carlingford Nursing Home , Old Dundalk Road , Carlingford Co. Louth.
2660160LouthLodged 31 Mar 2026
- GrantedInfrastructure
Permission for the construction of an ESB substation building, a roadway to the unit, the laying of all…
Terrytole Td , Ballinode , Co Monaghan
18451MonaghanLodged 28 Sept 2018
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.