Reopening the Northern entrance gate
Main vehicle entrance, Fota Wildlife Park and Fota House and Gardens, Foaty Island, Foaty, Carrigtwohill, County Cork
Granted · permission to Sept 2031 (estimate)
Planning application 26/1318 to Cork County Council: Reopening the Northern entrance gate of the main vehicular entrance gates to vehicular traffic to provide separation between incoming, at Main vehicle entrance, Fota Wildlife Park and Fota House and Gardens. Granted by the council on 14 September 2026. The permission normally runs to September 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission normally ends (estimate)
The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
The development will consist of reopening the Northern entrance gate of the main vehicular entrance gates (known as Belvelly entrance) to vehicular traffic to provide separation between incoming and exiting vehicles and a wider access for both. It will involve works to signage, road markings, tarmac surface and associated works at the entrance. There will be no alterations to the entrance gate, pillars or lodge structures. The entrance is within the curtilage of Fota House which is a Protected Structure RPS Ref. No.: 504/NIAH Ref. No.: 20907572 and Belvelly Bridge RPS Ref. No.: 2,988/NIAH Ref. No.: 20907578. The site which encompasses the existing Gate Lodge, boundary railings and double leaf gates is scheduled in the NIAH Ref. No.: 20907577.
Planning status
Permission was granted on 14 Sept 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the permission normally runs to Sept 2031 (estimate).
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