Planning approved for 345 new homes in Wilton in Cork City

329 apartments and 16 townhouses on former ESB site will be built by 2029

A major housing development of 345 affordable homes has been green lighted for Wilton in Cork city on the former ESB lands at Sarsfield Road. 

A major housing development of 345 affordable homes has been green lighted for Wilton in Cork City on the former ESB lands at Sarsfield Road. 

The Land Development Agency has been granted planning permission for 329 apartments and 16 townhouses. The development of one, two, and three bed apartments will be built across three blocks, ranging up to six storeys high. Other amenities will include a crèche, outdoor play areas and podium gardens.

The project will go to tender in the coming weeks, and once a construction partner is appointed, works are targeted to begin in 2027, with the first homes delivered in 2029.

The site is situated next to Wilton Shopping Centre.

The 2.61 hectare site is located on former ESB lands on Sarsfield Road, next to Wilton Shopping Centre. The development will be serviced by 148 car parking spaces and 503 bike spaces.

‘We are delighted to have reached this important milestone for the Wilton project and in our wider delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the heart of Cork City," said LDA chief John Coleman.

‘Wilton is a fantastic site with great potential that we will now be able to realise. Our vision is to turn this underutilised site into high-quality affordable homes, which will enhance an already active local community and create positive societal impact for Cork City.’

The permission also provides for new pedestrian and cycle links to Cardinal Court and Sarsfield Road.

This is the latest step in the LDA’s construction efforts in Cork. The Agency is set to deliver the first of 267 homes at the site of the former St. Kevin’s Hospital in Shanakiel early next year and will be lodging a planning application for 147 homes at Anglesea Terrace imminently.

The Agency is also active in the Cork Docklands, developing 302 apartments at Horgan’s Quay in partnership with HQ Developments Residential Company Ltd and a further 337 apartments in partnership with Glenveagh Properties at Marina Depot.