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Cork County Council · 05/7575

Courtstown Little Island

Refused in 2005.

  1. 17 Oct 2005Received
  2. 12 Dec 2005Refused
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Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 12 Dec 2005
Council
Cork County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
6.55 ha

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What’s proposed

400Mw combined cycle electricity generating station including the upgrading and widening of the Courtstown Rd including a new bellmouth entrance to existing farm access rd, construction of an access road from the upgraded Courtstown Road to the site, heat recovery steam generator, exhaust stack, turbo generator hall, air cooled condenser, power control building, main step-up transformer, 2.5Mw generator backup, fuel oil tank, demineralised water tank, raw water tank, water treatment plant to include fire pumphouse and chemical stores, administration building, workshop/stores, AGI (above ground installation) gas compound, emergency fuel oil unloading skid, tanker unloading area, effluent treatment pond, hard and soft landscaping, demolition of 2 no. habitable dwellings and all associated site development works

Planning details

Reference
05/7575
Local authority
Cork County Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
17 Oct 2005
Observations close
21 Nov 2005 (closed 7621 days ago)
Decision due
11 Dec 2005 · decided 12 Dec 2005
Decision
Refused on 12 Dec 2005
Proposed development
400Mw combined cycle electricity generating station including the upgrading and widening of the Courtstown Rd including a new bellmouth entrance to existing farm access rd, construction of an access road from the upgraded Courtstown Road to the site, heat recovery steam generator, exhaust stack, turbo generator hall, air cooled condenser, power control building, main step-up transformer, 2.5Mw generator backup, fuel oil tank, demineralised water tank, raw water tank, water treatment plant to include fire pumphouse and chemical stores, administration building, workshop/stores, AGI (above ground installation) gas compound, emergency fuel oil unloading skid, tanker unloading area, effluent treatment pond, hard and soft landscaping, demolition of 2 no. habitable dwellings and all associated site development works
As published by the register.
Site area
6.55 ha 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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Zoning

C2.2 — Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

G3 — High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

M4 — Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

R3 — Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • Recorded monument · 2
    Castle - unclassified; R130404

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

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Summary

05/7575 is a planning application to Cork County Council for 400Mw combined cycle electricity generating station including the upgrading and widening, received on 17 Oct 2005; permission was refused on 12 Dec 2005.