Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 27 January 2025

Lands at Ardarostig and, Ballinaspig More, Waterfall Road

Construction of 164 residential units including houses, apartments, and duplexes in Bishopstown.

2443209 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 August 2024

Reference
2443209
Authority
Cork City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
26 August 2024

Summary

AI-generated

A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) is proposed at Ardarostig and Ballinaspig More, Bishopstown, Cork. The development consists of 164 residential units, comprising 64 houses, 54 apartments in two blocks up to 5 storeys, and 46 duplex units, alongside new road infrastructure and active travel links.

Housing estatelrdapartmentsduplex
Residential units
164
Storeys
5

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a large-scale residential development at lands located at ardarostig and ballinaspig more, waterfall road, bishopstown, cork. The development will consist of: 164 no. Residential units comprising of (i) 64 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached and terraced dwellings served by private open space in the form of private gardens, (ii) 54 no. Apartments contained within 2 no. Part 4, part 5 storey apartment blocks comprising 24 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 30 no. 1-bedroom apartments all served by balconies and/or ground floor terraces and (iii) 46 no. Duplex units contained within 3 no. 3-storey terraced buildings and 1 no. Part 3, part 4 storey terraced building comprised of 23 no. 2-bedroom and 23 no. 3-bedroom units, all served by balconies and/or ground floor terraces. The proposed development will provide for a new vehicular access and pedestrian/cycle entrances onto waterfall road, improvement works on waterfall road comprising a traffic calming gateway, a two-way cycle track and pedestrian footpath along the site frontage to waterfall road, with a toucan crossing to connect these works to the local active travel network. The proposed infrastructure development works also include the erection of a steel lattice esb mast, associated undergrounding of powerlines, wastewater, surface water and water utility services. The proposed development provides for a creche and associated external play area, outdoor amenity areas, landscaping, acoustic noise barrier along the northern boundary, car parking, bicycle parking, bin stores, esb substation, public lighting, roof mounted solar panels, green roofs, and all ancillary site development works. Lrd website: www. Waterfallroadlrd. Com

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS
To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.

National zoning type: Existing 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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
129 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATFeb 2025€487,555109 m
126 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATFeb 2025€436,123109 m
131 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Roadprice excludes VATFeb 2025€475,750109 m
134 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATFeb 2025€471,366109 m
127 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATFeb 2025€427,313109 m
136 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATJan 2025€484,581109 m
130 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATFeb 2025€484,582109 m
120 Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road, Bishopstownprice excludes VATMar 2025€427,313109 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 received26 August 2024
  2. Decision due27 January 2025
  3. Decision issued27 January 2025
  4. Appeal submitted24 February 2025
  5. Appeal decided5 June 2025

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