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Cork City Council · 2544005

R616 Regional Road , (Upper Glanmire Road) , Easting 170848

  1. 7 Jul 2025Received
  2. 1 Sept 2025Conditional
  3. 13 Oct 2025Final grant
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 1 Sept 2025
Council
Cork City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1,695 m²
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What’s proposed

Permission for the development of land located along the R616 Regional Road (also known as Upper Glanmire Road), within Upper Glanmire, within the administrative area of CCC (easting 170848, Northing 078085), approximately 20m north of the Ros Ard residential development, within the townland boundaries of Cork City. The site covers an area of approximately 0.12 hectares (ha), which includes part of the existing road network and approximately 0.06ha (628m2) of greenfield land. The development will consist of the construction of a bus terminal at Upper Glanmire within a new bus-only one-way carriageway set back from the R616 Regional Road behind a grassed island. The development will also include the construction of approximately 20m of pedestrian footpath along the R616 Regional Road that will link into approved future residential developments located west of the site, and an additional length of footpath to link the bus stop area with a proposed uncontrolled pedestrian crossing introduced for pedestrians to cross the R616 Regional Road into the existing Ros Ard residential area to the south of the site. Two additional uncontrolled crossings are proposed across the entrance and exit of the proposed bus terminal. In addition to the above, the development also includes the following: a bus shelter located at the bus terminal; construction of a retaining wall (approximately 1m to 1.4m high) at the northern side of the terminal; site vegetation clearance; installation of road signage and markings: relocation of 2no. existing utility poles; connection of proposed drainage to the existing drainage network across the R616 Regional Road: and all other associated ancillary site works (e.g. fencing and landscaping). No changes are proposed to the existing carriageway of the R616 Regional Road

2544005 is a planning application to Cork City Council for permission for the development of land located along the R616 Regional Road (also known, received on 7 Jul 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 1 Sept 2025.

Planning details

Reference
2544005
Local authority
Cork City Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
7 Jul 2025
Observations close
11 Aug 2025 (closed 404 days ago)
Decision due
1 Sept 2025 · decided 1 Sept 2025
Decision
Conditional on 1 Sept 2025
Proposed development
Permission for the development of land located along the R616 Regional Road (also known as Upper Glanmire Road), within Upper Glanmire, within the administrative area of CCC (easting 170848, Northing 078085), approximately 20m north of the Ros Ard residential development, within the townland boundaries of Cork City. The site covers an area of approximately 0.12 hectares (ha), which includes part of the existing road network and approximately 0.06ha (628m2) of greenfield land. The development will consist of the construction of a bus terminal at Upper Glanmire within a new bus-only one-way carriageway set back from the R616 Regional Road behind a grassed island. The development will also include the construction of approximately 20m of pedestrian footpath along the R616 Regional Road that will link into approved future residential developments located west of the site, and an additional length of footpath to link the bus stop area with a proposed uncontrolled pedestrian crossing introduced for pedestrians to cross the R616 Regional Road into the existing Ros Ard residential area to the south of the site. Two additional uncontrolled crossings are proposed across the entrance and exit of the proposed bus terminal. In addition to the above, the development also includes the following: a bus shelter located at the bus terminal; construction of a retaining wall (approximately 1m to 1.4m high) at the northern side of the terminal; site vegetation clearance; installation of road signage and markings: relocation of 2no. existing utility poles; connection of proposed drainage to the existing drainage network across the R616 Regional Road: and all other associated ancillary site works (e.g. fencing and landscaping). No changes are proposed to the existing carriageway of the R616 Regional Road
As published by the register.
Site area
1,695 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 196965). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://planning.corkcity.ie/AppFileRefDetails/2544005/0.

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