An Bord Pleanála gave the go-ahead to plans for the construction of 319 new homes on former Cork GAA lands.
This €52m Strategic Housing Development (SHD), submitted by submitted by the Cork County GAA Board, will consist of 203 houses and 116 apartments.
These include 85 semi-detached houses(17 four-beds and 68 three-beds) and 118 terraced houses (eight four-beds, 60 three-beds and 50 two-beds).
Of the apartments, there will be 53 duplexes (26 one-beds, 25 two-beds and two three-beds) and 63 apartments (15 one-beds and 48 two-beds).
The apartments will be built across three part four-storey and part five-storey blocks.
A creche and a riverside amenity park are included in current plans.
An Bord Pleanála gave the go-ahead to plans for the construction of 319 new homes on former Cork GAA lands. Credit: G-Net 3D
The proposed total gross floor area is 33,738.70sqm.
Before construction is underway, a disused hurley manufacturing factory is to be demolished on the site.
The southern and eastern boundary treatments will also be removed and replaced. Formal walking sites will replaces informal walking paths on the north of the site.
A new through road will be laid out across the site, from the Old Whitechurch Road to Delaney’s GAA Grounds.
There will be site access from both the Old Whitechurch Road and the Upper Dublin Hill Road.
Plans include the provision of private, communal and public open spaces as well as motorcycle and car parking.
An Bord Pleanála granted permission subject to 30 conditions.
The land was first bought by Cork County Board in the 1960s to develop playing fields and a hurley factory.
Speaking after Cork County GAA submitted plans to build homes, Marc Sheehan, chairman of Cork County GAA Board said: “There is no further requirement for playing fields in this area and the land has been zoned in recent times for mainly residential.”
He continued: “The shortage of housing in Cork and across the country is well documented and this development could provide homes for hundreds of families in a great location.”
Kevin O’Donovan, CEO of Cork GAA, added that the project is a “key element” of the financial security of Cork GAA.
“We are hopeful that the process will be successful, and would like to thank Cork City Council for their constructive engagement on what is the best use for the site to meet the ongoing need for housing in Cork.”
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