Ringwood, Shean Upper, Blarney
Construction of 246 residential units and a crèche in Blarney.
2443031 · Cork City Council · Lodged 27 June 2024
- Reference
- 2443031
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedA Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising 101 apartments across four blocks, 30 duplexes, and 115 houses. The development also includes a 380.6 sqm crèche for 61 children, car and bicycle parking, and associated site works.
- Residential units
- 246
- Floor area
- 381 m²
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 for a large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site at ringwood, shean upper, blarney, cork. The proposed development will consist of a largescale residential development (lrd), representing phase 1 of the development in the blarney east / ringwood expansion area, and comprising of 246no. Residential dwellings as follows: 101no. Apartments arranged in 4no. Part 3-storey, part 4-storey apartment blocks (to include 6no. 1-bed studio units, 35no. 1-bed units and 60no. 2-bed units); 30no. Duplex dwellings arranged in 3no. 3-storey buildings (to include 15no. 1-bed dwellings and 15no. 2-bed dwellings); and 115no. 2-storey and 3-storey houses (to include 19no. 2-bed dwellings, 64no. 3-bed dwellings, and 32no. 4-bed dwellings). The proposed development also includes crèche (380.6sqm) with capacity to accommodate 61no. Children. The proposed development will include provision for car parking, including ev charging points, bicycle parking, and motorcycle parking bays, and the provision of an area reserved for future resident car parking to the rear of woodville terrace on station road. The proposed development will also include the provision of private, communal, and public open spaces; internal roads and pathways with potential for future links to adjacent lands; pedestrian and cyclist routes; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; waste storage; plant; signage; a new signalised access onto station road and road and footpath improvement works on station road and the r617 road; public lighting; 2no. New substations; all associated site development works; and all drainage and foul sewer infrastructure and network works, including nature-based suds measures. The planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar). The application may be inspected online at the following website: www. Ringwoodphase1lrd. Ie
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Ashling Gale, Shean Upper, Blarney | Oct 2025 | €560,000 | 321 m |
| 65 Woodfield, Station Rd, Blarney | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 350 m |
| 22 Aisling Geal, Station Rd, Blarneynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €29,255 | 355 m |
| 4 Woodfield Hall, Station Road, Blarney | Apr 2025 | €270,000 | 381 m |
| 14 Gleann Na Ri, Tower, Blarney | May 2025 | €310,000 | 430 m |
| 8 Waterloo Rd, Blarney, Cork | Jan 2025 | €272,000 | 436 m |
| Ashcroft, Station Rd, Blarney | Jul 2025 | €625,000 | 445 m |
| 83 Woodfield, Station Rd, Blarney Cork | May 2025 | €458,000 | 452 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 received27 June 2024
- Decision due12 December 2024
- Decision issued12 December 2024
- Grant issued6 May 2025
- Appeal submitted16 January 2025
- Appeal decided6 May 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted230 m away
Construction of a new vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling
No. 8 Woodville, Station Road, Shean Upper, Blarney,
106102corkLodged 23 Aug 2010Alterations
- Granted240 m away
New vehicular entrance and driveway to front of existing dwellinghouse and associated site works
No.9 Woodville, Station Road, Shean Upper, Blarney
105578corkLodged 28 Jun 2010Alterations
- Granted240 m away
Construction of single storey granny flat extension to side of dwellinghouse and all associated site works
No.4, Assumption Terrace, Station Road, Shean Upper, Blarney
096853corkLodged 28 Aug 2009Extension
- Awaiting decision240 m away
New vehiclar entrance and associated site works to serve existing dwellinghouse
No. 7 Woodville, Station Road, Blarney,
105931corkLodged 30 Jul 2010Alterations
- Awaiting decision240 m away
New vehicular entrance and associated site works to serve existing dwellinghouse
No. 8 Woodville Terrace, Station Road, Blarney,
105932corkLodged 30 Jul 2010Alterations
- Granted250 m away
Retention of existing two-storey and single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
7 Assumption Terrace, Station Road, Shean Upper, Blarney
087743corkLodged 8 Jul 2008Retention
- Granted250 m away
Construction of a new vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling
No. 7 Woodville, Station Road, Shean Upper, Blarney,
106101corkLodged 23 Aug 2010Alterations
- Granted250 m away
Retention of extensions to dwellinghouse
No.1, Assumption Tce, Station Rd, Shean Upper, Blarney
057309corkLodged 7 Oct 2005Retention
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