Planning granted for more than 40 new homes on Blackrock Road
Ashton Place, a wide pair of derelict large semi detached Victorian homes on the Blackrock Road, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan
An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a new residential development in Cork City.
Dwellings Developments Blackrock Road Ltd got the green light from Cork City Council in April last year for the construction of two new apartment blocks at Ashton Place and Ashton Rock on Blackrock Road, ranging from five to six storeys in height, containing 44 apartments in total.
The units comprised one studio apartment, nine one-bedroom apartments, 29 two-bedroom apartments, and five three-bedroom apartments, all to be served by open spaces in the form of balconies or ground-floor terraces.
The development included the construction of four three-storey, four-bed mew houses, with site access coming from an entrance off Ashton Park.
The proposal also included improvement works on the junction between Ashton Park and Blackrock Road and the provision of a controlled pedestrian crossing on Blackrock Road to the north.
However, the decision was appealed to An Bord Pleanála following several objections from local residents, with concerns including the “diminution of surrounding amenities,” overdevelopment of the area, increased traffic and its lack of necessity given the number of large-scale residential developments that have already been approved in the area.
However, An Bord Pleanála upheld the council’s decision, granting Dwellings Developments Blackrock Road Ltd permission to proceed with the project.
Meanwhile, permission has been sought to build almost 30 new homes in a popular Kerry tourist town.
Developers AGC Ventures LTD T/A Atlantic Golf Construction has sought permission from Kerry County Council for the construction of 27 homes at Church Road, Ballybunion.
The proposed development would comprise six one-bed homes, two two-bed homes, 15 three-bed homes and four four-bed homes, with new connections to the public foul, surface water and water mains with all necessary ancillary services at Church Road.
