Planning Permission Ireland
Awaiting decisionHousing estateDecision was due 18 December 2025

Greenfield, Ballincollig, Cork

Demolition of a house and farmyard for a 544-unit mixed-use residential development in Ballincollig.

2544048 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 July 2025

Reference
2544048
Authority
Cork City Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 July 2025

Summary

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This 10-year planning application for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) in Ballincollig proposes the demolition of an existing dwelling and farmyard. It seeks to construct 544 residential units, comprising 232 houses and 312 apartments/duplexes, alongside a creche and a commercial unit.

Housing estatelrdhousing estateapartmentscreche
Residential units
544
Storeys
4

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Official record

Development description

  • For a 10-year planning permission for a large-scale residential developemnt (lrd) at greenfield, ballincollig, cork. The development will consist of the demolition of an existing dwelling house and farmyard with associated agricultural buildings and the construction of a mixed-use residential development of 544 no. Residential units consisting of 232 no. Dwelling houses, 312 no. Apartment/duplex units, a two storey creche facility, commercial/retail unit and all ancillary site development works. The proposed 232 no. Dwelling houses will include 100 no. 4 bedroom detached/semi-detached dwelling houses, 124 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached/townhouse dwelling houses and 8 no. 2 bedroom townhouse units. The proposed 312 no. Apartment/duplex units and 80 no. 1 bedroom units, to be provided in 28 no. Apartment/duplex buildings ranging in height from 3-4 storeys over basement level. One of the proposed apartment buildings (block
  • Will provide the ground floor commercial/retail unit. Vehicular access to the proposed development will be via two entrances from greenfields road (l2216) with separate pedestrian/cycle connections also provided from greenfields road. Ancillary site works include the provision of bicycle parking and bin storage facilities serving the proposed apartment/duplex buildings, creche and commercial/retail unit, landscaping and servicing proposals including the upgrade of public footpaths/active travel infrastructure and water service infrastructure, 2 no. Pedestrian crossings on greenfields road and the installation of a noise attenuation screen along the site's southern boundary. The proposed development also provides for the demolition of an existing dwelling house on greenfields road, and the construction of a new recessed site entrance and boundary wall to serve the subject dwelling house. An environmental impact assessment report and a natura impact statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The lrd application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Greenfieldlrd. 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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Doire Loin, Greenfield, Ballincollignot full market priceJul 2025€382,000252 m
55 Tuairin Glas, Greenfields, BallincolligOct 2025€334,000340 m
177 Caislean View, An Caislean, BallincolligJun 2025€451,000446 m
178 Caislean View, Ballincollig, CorkFeb 2025€350,000449 m
33 Parknamore Heights, Ballincollig, CorkMay 2025€337,000456 m
154 An Caislean, Ballincollig, CorkApr 2026€365,000477 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

  1. Application received28 July 2025
  2. Decision due18 December 2025

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