Plan to upgrade Kinsale soccer club grounds disallowed due to negative impact on Charles Fort
Given the height of the proposed floodlights, An Coimisiún Pleanála said the change would be 'visually obtrusive and dominant' and would negatively impact on the 17th-century fortress which it described as 'a site of national significance'. File picture: Larry Cummins
A soccer club in Kinsale has suffered a major setback to its plans to develop facilities at its grounds after An Coimisiún Pleanála refused planning permission saying the changes would impact negatively on the historic Charles Fort.
Local residents successfully appealed the decision of Cork County Council to approve an upgrade to the playing pitch of Kinsale AFC together with the installation of floodlights, drainage and fencing at the club’s grounds at Madden Park in the town.
