Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 12 December 2024

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

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A 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.

Housing estatelrdcrecheapartmentsduplex
Residential units
246
Floor area
381 m²

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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

New Residential NeighbourhoodsR1
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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
9 Ashling Gale, Shean Upper, BlarneyOct 2025€560,000321 m
65 Woodfield, Station Rd, BlarneyFeb 2025€450,000350 m
22 Aisling Geal, Station Rd, Blarneynot full market priceNov 2025€29,255355 m
4 Woodfield Hall, Station Road, BlarneyApr 2025€270,000381 m
14 Gleann Na Ri, Tower, BlarneyMay 2025€310,000430 m
8 Waterloo Rd, Blarney, CorkJan 2025€272,000436 m
Ashcroft, Station Rd, BlarneyJul 2025€625,000445 m
83 Woodfield, Station Rd, Blarney CorkMay 2025€458,000452 m

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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

  1. Application received27 June 2024
  2. Decision due12 December 2024
  3. Decision issued12 December 2024
  4. Grant issued6 May 2025
  5. Appeal submitted16 January 2025
  6. Appeal decided6 May 2025

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