Ballyginnanne, Carrigaline, and Piercetown, Riverstick, Co. Cork
Approved in Jul 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 9 Apr 2026Received
- 30 May 2026Approved
- 8 Jul 2026Final approval
- 8 Jul 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved with conditions · 30 May 2026
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 2.63 ha
What’s proposed
Met Eireann intend to apply for permission for development at this site at Piercetown, Riverstick, Co. Cork. The development will consist of the construction of a galvanised steel truss weather radar tower with a technical equipment room and a radome located at the top and an equipment room located at the base. A section of forestry will be felled to facilitate the structure, which will measure a total of 30m in height and 8m in diameter and will be located on a hardcore platform. The structure will be accessed via a new access road off the existing forest haul road which will be upgraded to a width of 3.8m where required. The development will also consist of the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) array consisting of 24 solar panels on a fixed ground-mounted frame, boundary treatment to define the site and secure the weather radar and all associated site works and services
Planning details
- Reference
- 26/0894
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “Application Closed”
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Observations close
- 14 May 2026 (closed 165 days ago)
- Decision due
- 3 Jun 2026 · decided 30 May 2026
- Decision
- Grant with conditions on 30 May 2026
- Site area
- 2.63 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 1 · 500 m · 12 months
Homes nearby
Protections nearby 250 m
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
26/0894 is a planning application to Cork County Council for met Eireann intend to apply for permission for development at this site at Piercetown, received on 9 Apr 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 30 May 2026.