Development to construct a new conveyor and valet car-wash facility

Proposed development

Maxol Limited intends to apply for permission for development to construct a new conveyor and valet car-wash facility (totalling 1,091 sq m Gross Floor Space), all at a site of approximately 0.56 hectares located in the townland of Miles, Clonakilty Maxol Services Station and former John Crowley Clonakilty Service Station, corner of Mayor’s Walk Road (N71) and Skibbereen/Western Road (N71/R880), Clonakilty, County Cork. The proposed development will consist of: • Incorporation of redundant services station lands (former John Crowley Clonakilty Service Station) into the overall Clonakilty Maxol Service Station services, facilities, activities and operations; • Decommissioning of the redundant services station’s associated underground infrastructure (incl. storage tanks) and the demolition of redundant facilities and structures/buildings totalling (265 sq m Gross Floor Space) comprising the forecourt canopy, 2 no. store buildings (17 sq m and 18 sq m respectively), services station shop (148 sq m), and double bay service garage (82 sq m); and • Expansion of the overall Clonakilty Maxol Services Station services, facilities, activities and operations by decommissioning and removal of the existing Maxol automatic roll-over car and lance wash facilities (88 sq m), removal of the existing Maxol service bay area and equipment, construction of a new conveyor and valet car-wash facility (totalling 1,091 sq m Gross Floor Space) to include dedicated vehicle circulation route, car wash conveyor area (167.3 sq m), plant area (108.5 sq m) and valet area (799.5 sq m) areas, and a new external service bay area. Boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, public site lighting, dedicated pedestrian permeability route through the overall Clonakilty Maxol Services Station site, signage (totalling 169.68 sq m), services associated with the new conveyor and valet car-wash facility (incl. new surface water drainage network and underground surface water attenuation storage prior to discharging to public surface water sewer, new and separated foul sewer network with underground water recycling and treatment plant prior to discharging to public foul sewer), reconfiguration of existing overall internal surface car parking layout to provide a total of 32 no. car parking spaces (incl. 2 no. EV charging and 3 no. accessible), and all other ancillary infrastructure services (incl. sustainable urban drainage measures) and associated site development works above and below ground level. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the overall Clonakilty Maxol Services Station will be maintained via the existing dedicated pedestrian access and 2 no. vehicle accesses (1 no. ‘exit’ only and 1 no. ‘entrance’ only) from Skibbereen/Western Road (N71/R880), and via the enhancement of the existing vehicular and pedestrian access from Mayor’s Walk Road (N71). This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

Planning status

The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information. The council's decision is due by 9 Nov 2026.

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