Courtstown (Townland), Little Island, County Cork

Ruden Homes Ltd. is applying for planning permission for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) at Courtstown (Townland), Little Island, County Cork. The development will consist of:

• The construction of 172 no. residential units to include 146 no. dwelling houses (with 83 no. dwelling houses to include the option for constructing a ground floor extension to the rear); 6 no. duplex units; and 20 no. apartments.
• Provision of 1 no. creche and 4 no. commercial units.
• Upgrading of the existing vehicular access to the site and the creation of a signalised junction on Ballytrasna Park Road (L-2985-0), including footpaths, cycle lanes and pedestrian/bicycle crossing points, to facilitate access into the site.
• The provision of a new distributor road, including footpaths and cycle lanes, connecting the proposed residential development with Ballytrasna Park Road.
• All associated infrastructure and ancillary development works to include the provision of roads, footpaths and cycle lanes as well as the provision of vehicular connections to adjoining lands with pedestrian/cycle facilities; Proposed diversion and undergrounding of the existing 10KV overhead electricity line and associated poles traversing the site; landscaping & amenity areas, lighting, drainage and services connections; bicycle and car parking; bin storage; and boundary treatments including fencing and landscape buffer of mixed native hedge planting along the eastern boundary of the site.