A 7-year planning permission is sought by Lidl Ireland GmbH for the construction…
'E-Park' the former Mitsui Denman Site Wallingstown and Inchera (townlands) Little Island Co. Cork
Proposed development
A 7-year planning permission is sought by Lidl Ireland GmbH for the construction of a Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) and all ancillary site development works at an approx. 23-hectare site ‘E-Park’ the former Mitsui Denman Site. The proposed development includes: 1) The construction of the main warehouse and distribution building of approx. 59,710 sqm, which includes predominantly warehouse area (54,260sqm) and ancillary spaces including administrative/office spaces, recycling area and plant rooms. The RDC building has an approximate maximum height of 22.25m. 2) The construction of other external ancillary structures including an electrical substation, drivers WC/lounge, gate house, bike/smoking shelter, sprinkler pump house and 2 no. sprinkler tanks (approximate maximum height of the tanks is 11.4m). 3) The provision of vehicular access to the site via a new access road to connect to the southern arm of the existing roundabout on the R623 and will include the realignment of and tying into existing road/paths on the public road, new entrance walls, signage, landscaping, proposed footpaths and cycle lanes, as well as a new 4-arm 40m ICD roundabout. Access from the roadway and roundabout is also provided to serve future developments on adjacent lands outside the scope of this application. This roadway is currently subject to a live planning application (Cork County Council P.A. ref. 24/6319). 4) The establishment of an internal access roadway, designated pedestrian foot/cycle paths and pedestrian crossings, HGV and staff/visitor parking areas, hardstanding building apron including a total of 139 no. dock levellers located along the north-west, south-west and south-east RDC building elevations. 5) All other ancillary site development works to include the undergrounding and rerouting of existing ESB 38kV and 10kV electricity powerlines, the provision of site fencing, a new controlled gated pedestrian access for staff use onto the existing walkway that runs along the southeastern boundary of the site, new gated maintenance entrance along the southern boundary with the existing walkway, the provision of rooftop PV solar panels of c.24,000 sqm in area on the main warehouse building, site and building signage, lighting, site drainage, and all associated hard and soft landscaping including staff amenity space, boundary treatments, planting and landscaping works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
What happens next
The council recorded a decision on 17 Dec 2025. The official file has the outcome; a third-party appeal is possible within four weeks of the decision.
Is this your application?
Say it is yours and you will see which building firms and trades have asked to work on it, with the contact details they chose to leave. It is free and takes an email address. Nothing is shared with anyone unless you choose to contact them.
Nearby applications
Other applications on the Cork register close to this address.
- 26/0584Unit D, Island Corporate Park, Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45F673In Assessment
Construction of a single-storey extension for light industrial use to the south end of existing light industrial building and indefinite retention…
- 26/0324Unit D, Island Corporate Park, Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45F673Closed
Construction of a single-storey extension for light industrial use to the south end of existing light industrial building and to retain indefinitely…
- 23/6082Wallingstown Little Island Co. Cork T45 VP40Closed
Construction of a new single-storey building extension for the storage of aluminium sections including associated underground services and site works at their…
- 26/0112Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. CorkGranted
The proposed development will consist of the replacement of 1 no. existing 8m ESB Pylon of the existing Kilbarry-Flaxfort-Mayfield 38kV overhead line near…
- 25/4033Wallingstown Little Island Co. CorkClosed
2 no. data centre buildings on a site formerly occupied by Mitsui Denman. The proposed development provides for the construction of 2 no. data centre buildings…
- 19/6964Wallingstown Little Island Co. CorkGranted
Construction of a new single-storey extension for the surface treatment (anodising) of aluminium sections…
About this page: the facts above come from the statutory public planning register kept by Cork County Council and are refreshed weekly (last updated 2 Sept 2026). Applicant names and contact details are not shown. Status labels are PlanningLeads' plain-language reading of the register status and the "Use" label is classified by AI from the public description (see how we use AI); neither is legal advice and the council's file is the record. How we handle this data: privacy notice.
Remove my application from this page
If this is your application and you would rather it did not appear here, tell us and we will take the page down. No account, no questions asked. This is your right to object under GDPR Article 21.