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
AI-generatedThis 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.
- Residential units
- 544
- Storeys
- 4
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
- 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
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doire Loin, Greenfield, Ballincollignot full market price | Jul 2025 | €382,000 | 252 m |
| 55 Tuairin Glas, Greenfields, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €334,000 | 340 m |
| 177 Caislean View, An Caislean, Ballincollig | Jun 2025 | €451,000 | 446 m |
| 178 Caislean View, Ballincollig, Cork | Feb 2025 | €350,000 | 449 m |
| 33 Parknamore Heights, Ballincollig, Cork | May 2025 | €337,000 | 456 m |
| 154 An Caislean, Ballincollig, Cork | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 477 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 received28 July 2025
- Decision due18 December 2025
In the area
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- Granted230 m away
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Greenfield, Ballincollig, Co. Cork,
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- Awaiting decision240 m away
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186404Cork CityLodged 11 Sept 2018New dwelling
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1938534Cork CityLodged 10 Jul 2019New dwelling
- Awaiting decision250 m away
Construction of dwellinghouse with associated site entrance and all associated and ancillary site works
Site No. 1, Tuairin Glas, Greenfield, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
186404corkLodged 11 Sept 2018New dwelling
- Granted250 m away
Permission to construct a two storey dwelling and garage with associated site works
Greenfields , Ballincollig , Co. Cork
1938737Cork CityLodged 30 Sept 2019New dwelling
- Granted250 m away
Construct a two storey dwelling with garage and a new entrance
Greenfield , Ballincollig , Co. Cork
177330Cork CityLodged 18 Dec 2017New dwelling
- Granted260 m away
Construct a dwelling house and garage with related site works
Greenfield , Ballincollig , Co. Cork
184145Cork CityLodged 22 Jan 2018New dwelling
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