Plans for more than 260 new Cork City homes lodged with council 

A mix of houses, apartments and duplexes is proposed for a more than 7-hectare site in Ballyvolane 

Neil Kerrigan, Housing Delivery Unit Enterprise Ireland, John Crean, Director of Planning, Longview Estates, An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin and Patrick Crowley, CEO, CField Construction at Longview, a landmark residential development in Ballyvolane, Cork City. Pic. Darragh Kane

More than 260 new homes could be built on the outskirts of Cork City as part of newly lodged plans for a large-scale residential development. 

Developer Longview Estates Limited has applied for planning permission for 262 homes on a 7.6-hectare site on lands at Longview, Ballyvolane. 

The proposed homes comprise 54 apartments, spread across two four-storey blocks, with these units consisting of one- and two-bedroom balcony apartments.

14  two-bedroom balcony duplexes are also included in the plans, which would be located in three two-storey blocks.

The remaining 194 homes will all be two-storey houses, consisting of a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units, all of which will have a rear private garden. 

The proposed development also comprises a 450 sq m creche for up to 76 children and 15 staff, along with more than 380 car parking spaces across the site and more than 14,000 sq m of public open space amenity areas. 

"The proposed development ensures that the house units benefit from high levels of residential amenity in relation to access, privacy, orientation, and pedestrian safety," the developers said in their planning report. 

"Careful consideration has been given to ensure the mix of housing types, useable open space areas, neighbourhood creche, as well as safe internal pedestrian and road networks combine to deliver a safe and aesthetically pleasing residential environment.

Longview 

The proposed scheme will be an expansion of the existing Longview development, which remains under construction. This will provide more than 750 homes once completed, in addition to another creche, a doctor's surgery and a retail unit. 

A primary care centre on lands to the west, along with the already approved apartment scheme have also recently been permitted by Cork City Council and the planning commission.

Tánaiste Simon Harris, pictured with Evan O'Toole, New Business Manager, Clúid Housing Association & Liam De Barra, Development Director, Longview Estates, at a site visit to Longview Estates, Ballyvolane, Cork. 

"The proposed development will deliver 262 no. new residential units and therefore make a significant contribution to the delivery of housing in Cork City on underutilised serviced lands," said the developers, adding that it provides a "good housing mix that is reflective of verified housing needs."

Associated site development works include services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, internal access roads, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, an ESB substation, bin stores, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatment works.

Cork City Council is due to decide on the development by August 19, 2026.