Protected structure · Co. Cork

The Former Presentation Convent Convent Hill Brigown, Mitchelstown Co.Cork

Granted 1 Dec 2025 (final grant issued 14 Jan 2026)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 25/4213 at The Former Presentation Convent Convent Hill Brigown, Mitchelstown Co.Cork: ~16 homes.
  • It was received by Cork County Council on 21 Feb 2025.
  • Status: Granted 1 Dec 2025 (final grant issued 14 Jan 2026).
  • Permission was granted on 1 Dec 2025 and the final grant issued on 14 Jan 2026. 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 County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~16 homes

Permission for modifications and amendment to development permitted under planning permission 18/5485 (extended under 24/4659). The proposed development will include 6 additional residential units from that previously permitted and modification to 16 residential units previously permitted. The development comprises of the addition of 6 residential units (2 no. dwelling houses and 4 no. apartments, the apartments are located within the Convent Building) and the modification of 16 number residential units (12 no. dwellings and 4 no. apartments, the apartments are located within the Convent Building) along with ancillary site works including landscaping, retaining walls, provision of bin storage, bicycle parking, surface car parking and site services. Permission for retention is also sought for retention of retaining wall structure, completion of retaining wall and associated site works. The works are within the grounds of and to former Presentation Convent and Gate Lodge which are Protected Structures.

Location
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Planning reference
25/4213
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~16estimated from the application
Estimated construction value
€2.3m to €4.4mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Protected structure
Received
21 Feb 2025
Decision to grant
1 Dec 2025
Final grant
14 Jan 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 18/5485 for this site: granted 24 Jan 2019, work started 2 Jan 2024.

    The residential development will consist of 32 No. new dwelling units in the grounds of Protected Structure 00109 The Former Presentation… Named in this application's description
  2. Earlier permission 24/4659 for this site: granted 6 Aug 2024.

    The residential development will consist of 32 no. new dwelling units in the grounds of protected structure 00109 The Former Presentation… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

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What happens next

Permission was granted on 1 Dec 2025 and the final grant issued on 14 Jan 2026. 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.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

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Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 25/4213 on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Cork County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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