Plans approved for large scale housing development at Cork village 

Planning permission has been granted by Cork City Council for phase one of a large scale residential development (LRD) in Blarney.

The plans, lodged by Clockstrike Ltd, will see a mix of 246 houses and apartments built at Ringwood, Shean Upper, Blarney.

The area is a greenfield site, immediately east of Blarney town centre.

Phase one includes the construction of 101 apartments, arranged in four part three- and part four-storey blocks; 30 duplex dwellings in three three-storey buildings; and 115 two- and three-storey houses.

Cork City Council required further information before making a decision on the application, which resulted in a number of amendments made by the applicants, including proposing the construction of a larger creche to accommodate the needs of both phase one and phase two of the project.

The LRD will also see provisions for car parking, EV charging points, bicycle parking, motorcycle parking bays, and an area reserved for future resident car parking to the rear of Woodville Terrace on Station Rd.

The 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; a new signalised access onto Station Rd, road and footpath improvement works on Station Rd and the R617 road; along with other associated site development works.

A number of objections were submitted in advance of Cork City Council’s decision on the first phase.

Concerns included the height of the apartment blocks and concerns over traffic congestion on Station Rd.

Cork City Council ultimately decided to approve the application, subject to 61 conditions.

Subsequent to this first application, further planning applications are expected to be made regarding a proposed access road through lands at Ringwood, as well as the delivery of phase two of the LRD, which will consist of 307 residential units, including sheltered housing units, on the northern portion of the residentially zoned lands.

In a planning statement submitted with the application, it was said that proposals for a primary care centre at Ringwood were being advanced and that future phases of the development were at the pre-planning stage.