Bridgewater ramps up housing plans with 206-home development in Glanmire

Also seeking permission to build 300 homes at Castletreasure

House building at Castletreasure has been ongoing for several years. Pictured in the foreground is  the Carlton development by Murnane & O’Shea, close to where Bridgewater Homes has applied for planning to build 300 homes. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork builder Bridgewater Homes continues to ramp up residential activity as details of plans for another large-scale development were confirmed this week in a planning application for 206 homes at Sallybrook, Glanmire.

Proposals for the latest scheme follow hot on the heels of an application lodged last month seeking permission to build 300 homes at Castletreasure, on a key 24-acre (9.7ha) development-zoned landbank, south of Cairn Homes’ €150m 472-unit Bayly, and west of where builders Murnane & O’Shea continue to work on a 580-home scheme. If permission for the scheme is given, the sale of the zoned land, owned by the Cashman family, can go through, with the deal expected to be worth in the region of €9m-€10m. The sale of the site is subject to planning permission. A decision on the application is due in September.