Three Kinsale sites at Dock Beach on the market for €1m

Castlepark lands for sale, Kinsale

A trio of sites in a location beyond compare but where the buyer will have to play the long game has come on the market in Kinsale, Co Cork, with a combined guide price of €1m.

All three are in the Castle-park area, a highly-regarded part of the coastal town, with views over the harbour and surrounding countryside. One of the sites is particularly stunning, fronting onto the Dock Beach, a sheltered, sandy, picturesque cove on the Castlepark peninsula, with panoramic views across the harbour to Charles Fort.

The drawback is that all three sites are currently zoned for agricultural use only, representing a long development play, with buyer patience required to unlock future value — with no guarantees.

All three sites had the same owner, a German who bought them in the 1960s, and are now being sold by his son. The family had other properties in the area too, sold off over time.

Castlepark lands for sale, Kinsale

The sites now on the market include:

4.94-acre (2ha) in a unique position adjacent to the Dock Beach, accessed via the main Castlepark Road just before the entrance to the Dock Beach car park. The land is currently laid to pasture and has good road frontage in the village of Castlepark and on the road running immediately to the south. The guide price for this parcel is €400,000.

7.01-acre (2.84ha) of elevated land immediately to the south east of Castlepark village fronting onto the L3225 road, guiding at €300,000.

1.82-acre (0.74ha) of elevated land also with good road frontage onto the L3225, south east of Castlepark village, guiding at €300,000.

Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing is selling the sites and he said there’s been good interest locally from people “who have ideas, who might achieve something in time, but are under no illusions” as to the challenges involved.

“There are no services there, so I don’t think you will get anything in there in the immediate future,” the agent said.

A buyer would have to sit tight — unless the purchaser was someone like Cork County Council which has powers under planning legislation to carry out certain developments in the public interest.

Castlepark lands for sale, Kinsale

As car parking facilities near the Dock Beach are dire, particularly at this time of year, it might be something for the council to consider on the site adjacent to the Dock Beach.

Facilities there are poor for beach-goers, with some Portaloos recently installed, so there is scope for improved services such as permanent toilet facilities.

Mr Tyrrell said each of the sites is currently under offer, but not yet up to the asking price.

Kinsale has become one of Ireland’s most closely watched property markets, generating headlines for a succession of high-profile deals.

Among the most notable has been the growing local portfolio assembled by US billionaire James Berwind, whose acquisitions in the town are now estimated at more than €20m, helping reinforce the town’s reputation as a magnet for prestige property buyers.

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