NEW PLANS FOR BALLYHOOLY LODGE

Planning permission has been granted for Ballyhooly Lodge at Castleblagh, Ballyhooly to be subdivided into three dwelling houses.

The two-storey house and public house was originally built circa 1930 and is one of few purpose-built early twentieth-century public houses in the region, according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Submitted to Cork County Council in June, planning was sought to subdivide one dwellinghouse into three, to partially demolish a rear single story extension and for renovations and alterations to layout plans and elevations. The subdivision would see two new 3-bed houses and one 4-bed house provided for.

Permission was also sought for the installation of a wastewater treatment unit and perlocation area, along with alterations to an existing entrance and all associated site works.

Planning documents note that Ballyhooly Lodge, which sits on a cross of five roads overlooking the Blackwater River and Ballyhooly Castle, was built on the burnt-out ruins of a collection of buildings dating back as far as the 1800s

“It appears to have been substantially added to in the mid to late twentieth century to expand and change with the building function of B&B, hostel, pub and restaurant.

“The original 1920s building remains intact and has been preserved and restored sympathetically by the current owners who wish to continue residing in a portion of the building,” the documents read.

The applicants intend to retain the character of the existing building for future generations, according to planning documents, and make full use of the collection of buildings that have gathered around the main structure over the subsequent decades in support of the varied activities that have been carried out there.

Planning permission for the development has recently been granted by Cork County Council, subject to 15 conditions.