Planning application · Co. Cork
Lands at Ardarostig and Ballinaspig More Waterfall Road Bishopstown Cork
Granted on appeal 5 Jun 2025 (Refused 27 Jan 2025 by the council)
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Key facts
- Planning application 24/43209 at Lands At Ardarostig and Ballinaspig More Waterfall Road Bishopstown Cork: ~164 homes.
- It was received by Cork City Council on 26 Aug 2024.
- Status: Granted on appeal 5 Jun 2025 (Refused 27 Jan 2025 by the council).
- Permission was granted on appeal on 5 Jun 2025; the board's decision is final. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Cork City Council planning register, as last seen on 13 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
Council register
The council's register shows: Refused on 27 Jan 2025.
Application details as we last saw them in the national register on 13 Oct 2026.
What and where
~164 homes
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
- Location
- Co. Cork Map
- Council
- Cork City Council
- Planning reference
- 24/43209
- Application type
- Permission
Numbers and dates
- Homes
- ~164estimated from the application
- Estimated construction value
- €24m to €45mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
- Received
- 26 Aug 2024
- Council decision
- 27 Jan 2025
- Appeal lodged
- 24 Feb 2025
- Granted on appeal
- 5 Jun 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Refused by the council
- Appeal lodged
- Appeal decidedGrant Permissions with Conditions
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 24/43209 on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
- AppealGrant Permissions with Conditions · 321949 / 5 Jun 2025View the appeal record
How we know this
From the Cork City Council planning register, as last seen on 13 Oct 2026. The council's own file is the official record.
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