The Land Development Agency has been granted planning permission for the development of 345 new affordable homes in Wilton, Cork city.
The development will deliver a mix of one, two and three bed apartments built across 3 blocks, ranging up to 6 storeys in height.
Upon completion, Wilton will comprise 16 townhouses and 329 apartments.
The homes will be complemented by appropriate facilities and amenities including a crèche, outdoor play areas and landscaped open spaces including podium gardens. The permission also provides for new pedestrian and cycle links to Cardinal Court and Sarsfield Road.
The 2.61 hectare site is located on former ESB lands on Sarsfield Road, just over 4km from Cork city centre with great transport links.
Ideally located next to Wilton Shopping Centre and only a short walk or cycle from Cork University Hospital, Munster Technological University, University College Cork, schools, shops and other local services, the development will be serviced by 148 car parking spaces and 503 bike spaces.
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.
John Coleman, Chief Executive of the Land Development Agency said,
‘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.
‘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 Land Development Agency (LDA) is the State’s affordable housing delivery body. Its main role is to acquire and develop State and other land to deliver affordable homes to address the country’s housing need.
The Agency has commenced construction on various state sourced and privately acquired land and has a delivery pipeline in excess of 24,000 homes through its direct delivery and homebuilder partnership channels.
Additionally, the LDA undertakes work on large-scale longer-term strategic areas by master-planning and bringing forward planning applications in locations such as Limerick Colbert Quarter, the Digital Hub in Dublin and Sandy Road in Galway.
The LDA is also responsible for a range of public functions including research, master planning and the development of construction guidelines and best practices. The LDA has produced and now regularly updates the Report on Relevant Public Land, which identified 102 State owned sites with the potential for 70,830 homes.
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