Granted · decision due 14 Sep 2026Protected structureDecision recorded
Protected structure, Main vehicle entrance, Fota Wildlife Park and Fota House...
The development will consist of reopening the Northern entrance gate of the main vehicular entrance gates (known as Belvelly entrance) to vehicular traffic to provide separation between incoming and exiting vehicles and a wider access for both. It will involve works to signage, road markings, tarmac surface and associated...
The public decision state is shown, but conditions and later amendments can still change delivery scope.
The protected-structure designation is source evidence and can shape specification and method.
No tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or procurement timetable is inferred.
Opportunity & supplier intelligence
What is known, and what may happen next
Timing is a planning-stage outlook, not a tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or guaranteed procurement date.
A planning decision is recorded and no linked commencement is indexed. Conditions, procurement and start timing remain unconfirmed.
Decision date 14 Sep 2026. / Confidence: LowDecision date 14 Sep 2026.
Open evidenceNo commencement indexed / This is an index state, not proof that no works have started.
Source limitedNo drawing entry is available in this lead's bounded document evidence.
Source limitedConfirmed scope
Confirmed application scope
The development will consist of reopening the Northern entrance gate of the main vehicular entrance gates (known as Belvelly entrance) to vehicular traffic to provide separation between incoming and exiting vehicles and a wider access for both. It will involve works to signage, road markings, tarmac surface and associated works at the entrance. There will be no alterations to the entrance gate, pillars or lodge structures. The entrance is within the curtilage of Fota House which is a Protected Structure RPS Ref...
Open scope evidenceNamed firms
Public source roles
No named firm role is published in this panel's source contract. PlanningBrief does not infer a contractor or supplier.
Evidence-backed work packages
Explicit source signals only
Protected-structure / conservation scope
The public application description explicitly references protected-structure / conservation scope.
Roads and site-development scope
The public application description explicitly references roads and site-development scope.
Confidence & provenance 1 official source
- Authority
- Cork County Council
- Exact reference
- 26/1318
- Evidence reviewed
- 26 Sep 2026
- Confidence
- Source-linked
Facts come from the indexed public planning record and any bounded structured document evidence. No request-time official fetch, tender, award or appointment inference is used.
Application-stage scope
3 source-supported signalsWhat the public record evidences
Protected structure
The public application record identifies protected structure in the submitted planning scope.
Protected-structure / conservation scope
The public application description explicitly references protected-structure / conservation scope.
Roads and site-development scope
The public application description explicitly references roads and site-development scope.
Only source-supported scope signals are shown; generic trade padding is omitted.
Project facts
Named source parties
- Promoter
- the Irish Heritage Trust
- Planning agent
- Arthur Shirran
Reviewed build intelligence
What the documents establish
Government document review
Decision recorded; appeal window open and no exact commencement link. Scale reflects the permitted decision record.
6 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-19 · Official file index
Protected structures
Application record · Cork County Council 26/1318 official inventory date 2026-07-09: application scheme as submitted or assessed at that date, evidenced by 261318 Request for Further Information.pdf; any later dated revision is a separate state.
What the evidence says
existing Gate Lodge, boundary railings and double leaf gates
Machine-extracted from the official document; automated reviewed for publication.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Exact official wording retained for any downstream trade or planning lens to read without re-extracting the documents.
What is not established
Machine-extracted and automated reviewed; later revisions, conditions, approvals and construction outcomes are not established.
Inspect the evidence
Page 1 · p.1
Page 1 · Issued 2026-07-09 · Cork County Council 26/1318 - 261318 Request for Further Information.pdf (engineering); official inventory date 2026-07-09; retained revision sha256:3a73288f88e5 · Checked 2026-09-19
existing Gate Lodge, boundary railings and double leaf gates
Remaining document questions
- Inspect any later revision the authority replaces at the same URL.
- Link the commencement and completion events when they arrive.
6 retained official PDF revision(s) from the exact Cork County Council 26/1318 file list. Machine extraction reads bounded passages; drawings are not interpreted.
Explore the area
More Cork planning activity
These are county discovery links, not claimed relationships to this application.
Official description
Application text
The development will consist of reopening the Northern entrance gate of the main vehicular entrance gates (known as Belvelly entrance) to vehicular traffic to provide separation between incoming and exiting vehicles and a wider access for both. It will involve works to signage, road markings, tarmac surface and associated works at the entrance. There will be no alterations to the entrance gate, pillars or lodge structures. The entrance is within the curtilage of Fota House which is a Protected Structure RPS Ref. No.: 504/NIAH Ref. No.: 20907572 and Belvelly Bridge RPS Ref. No.: 2,988/NIAH Ref. No.: 20907578. The site which encompasses the existing Gate Lodge, boundary railings and double leaf gates is scheduled in the NIAH Ref. No.: 20907577.
Source-aware chronology
Empty lanes explain their state.Application to site progress
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Applied 18 May 2026 26/1318
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Decision Grant with Conditions 14 Sep 2026
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Appeal No appeal indexed No public appeal record is indexed against this application.
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Commenced No commencement indexed No reliable public commencement record is indexed against this permission.
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Completed Completion not recorded No privacy-cleared exact completion certificate is linked to this permission. Absence is not evidence that the project is incomplete.
Evidence register
Public planning recordSource, scope and limits
Application description and scale 26/1318
The development will consist of reopening the Northern entrance gate of the main vehicular entrance gates (known as Belvelly entrance) to vehicular traffic to provide separation between incoming and exiting vehicles and a wider access for both. It will involve works to signage, road markings, tarmac surface and associated works at the entrance. There will be no alterations to the entrance gate, pillars or lodge structures. The entrance is within the curtilage of Fota House which is a Protected Structure RPS Ref. No.: 504/NIAH Ref. No.: 20907572 and Belvelly Bridge RPS Ref. No.: 2,988/NIAH Ref. No.: 20907578. The site which encompasses the existing Gate Lodge, boundary railings and double leaf gates is scheduled in the NIAH Ref. No.: 20907577.
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