For a 10-year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Jacob's Island, Ballinure, Mahon…

Application details

Planning reference

26/44463

Council

Cork City Council

Proposal description

For a 10-year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Jacob's Island, Ballinure, Mahon, Cork. The development will consist of: the construction of 556 no. apartments in 4 no. blocks ranging in height from 1 to 9 storeys. The development will contain 150 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 402 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 1 no. 3 bedroom apartment and 3 no. 3 bedroom duplex apartments. Block 11 is a building ranging in height from 1 to 8 storeys containing 164 no. apartments and ancillary facilities including bicycle parking, car parking, substation, bin store, and plant rooms at semi-basement podium and lower ground levels. Block 13 is a building ranging in height from 3 to 9 storeys containing 51 no. apartments and ancillary facilities including bicycle parking, bin store, substation and plant rooms. Block 14 is a building ranging in height from 4 to 7 storeys containing 140 no. apartments and ancillary facilities including bicycle parking, podium car parking, substation bin store, and plant rooms. Block 15 is a building ranging in height from 5 to 8 storeys containing 201 no. apartments and ancillary facilities including bicycle parking, car parking, substation, bin store, and plant rooms at semi-basement podium and lower ground levels. The development makes provision for infrastructural upgrades to Long Shore Avenue and to the Mahon Interchange, including the provision of additional lanes, upgraded road markings, footpath and cycle paths. Proposed works to the Mahon Interchange include the provision of an additional flare traffic lane on N40 Slip Road off-ramp arm on the Southern Mahon Interchange, the removal of a section of central median to improve swept paths and the removal of central median at the Jacob's Island side of the junction to allow for the provision of a bus lane and shared pedestrian/cycle path. Proposed works to Long Shore Avenue include the provision of additional crossings and the modification of the radii and size of the existing roundabout. The proposed development also provides for hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, the installation of a noise attenuation screen along the site's northeastern boundary, public realm works, car parking, bicycle parking, bin stores, signage, public lighting and all ancillary site development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The planning application together with the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement may be inspected at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, City Hall, Cork, during its opening hours. The LRD may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant; www.jacobsislandlrd.ie.

Location / address

Jacob's Island, Ballinure, Mahon, Cork

Applicant

Hibernia Star Limited

Agent

Harry Walsh

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

15 Jan 2026

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

11 Mar 2026

Final grant date

24 Apr 2026

Ward / district

MAHON B

Grid reference

572768, 570183

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   15 Jan 2026

2. Decision: Conditional Permission

   11 Mar 2026

3. Final grant

   24 Apr 2026