BOC Gases Ireland Wallingstown Little Island Industrial estate Cork

May 16 2025

Application Received

Jul 09 2025

Decision

Jul 10 2025

Decision Due

Aug 19 2025

Granted

Submitted: 16 / 05 / 2025
Cork County Council
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Application Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Council Decision:
CONDITIONAL (Granted)

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Development Description:

Permission for the development consisting the removal of an existing argon tank and replacement with a new argon tank and plinth. The application relates to an establishment to which the major accidents regulations applies. The application relates to an establishment to which an intergrated pollution control licence is relevant

Nearby Applications:

Distance:	Received:	Decision:	Development Address:	Development Description:
450m	27/05/2026	Grant with Conditions	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company, Wallingstown, Little Island, T45 P666	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company intends to apply to Cork County Council for full planning permission for construction of a new single storey industrial building for storage, incorporating an mcc and plant room and all ancillary site services at the existing facility at Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies. The establishment is subject to an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control License and is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the proposed development the site will remain in compliance with all regulatory requirements under existing license condition.	Details...
450m	01/05/2026	N/A	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45P663	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company intends to apply to Cork County Council for full planning permission for the construction of a new single storey industrial building, incorporating an mcc room and all ancillary site services and associated site works at the existing facility at Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies. The establishment is subject to an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control License and is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the proposed development the site will remain in compliance with all regulatory requirements under existing license condition.	Details...
380m	19/03/2026	Grant with Conditions	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company, Wallingstown, Little Island, T45 P666	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company intends to apply to Cork County Council for full planning permission for the construction of an extension to the existing staircore by adding an additional storey to facilitate a stairs from level 3 to roof level to provide safe roof access along with the construction of a plant support platform and screening on the existing roof of the Dryer Building at the existing facility at Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accidents Directive applies. The establishment is subject to an Integrated Pollution Prevention and a Control License and is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the proposed development the site will remain in compliance with all regulatory requirements under existing license condition.	Details...
400m	10/03/2026	Grant with Conditions	Unit D, Island Corporate Park, Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45F673	Construction of a single-storey extension for light industrial use to the south end of existing light industrial building and indefinite retention of the mezzanine storage area at the north end of the building and associated site works.	Details...
220m	19/02/2026	Grant with Conditions	Evergreen Business Park, Wallingstown, Little Island	The construction of 2 no. light industry/warehousing units (change of plan of the development permitted under 21/6427 (ABP-313508-22)), as amended under 24/5427). The change of plan proposes the subdivision of 1 no. single-storey light industry/warehousing unit (Unit B2) to provide 2 no. light single-storey industry/warehousing units (units B2 & B3). The proposed unit B2 will include an ancillary two-storey office area with associated new entrance door and fire escape door at ground floor and new fenestration on the ground and first floor north and east elevations. The proposed unit B3 will include an additional floor (2nd floor) and a corresponding increase in height of the roof to the permitted ancillary two-storey office area, with the parapet to match the permitted building parapet height, and additional fenestration on the second floor north, south and east elevations. The proposed development will also include amendments to the permitted cladding on the east elevation; additional signage to the north and east elevations; modifications to the permitted cycle parking, and all site development and drainage works.	Details...
400m	12/02/2026	N/A	Unit D, Island Corporate Park, Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45F673	Construction of a single-storey extension for light industrial use to the south end of existing light industrial building and to retain indefinitely the mezzanine storage area at the north end of the building together with new vehicle access/entrance from existing private roadway to south and associated site works.	Details...
380m	06/02/2026	N/A	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company, Wallingstown, Little Island, T45 P666	Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company intends to apply to Cork County Council for full planning permission for the construction of an extension to the existing staircore by adding an additional storey to facilitate a stairs from level 3 to roof level to provide safe roof access along with the construction of a plant support platform and screening on the existing roof of the Dryer Building at the existing facility at Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork. The facility is subject to an Integrated Pollution Prevention and a Control License.	Details...
820m	30/01/2026	Grant with Conditions	Little Island Industrial Estate,, Wallingstown (townland), Little Island, Co, Cork	A 10 year permission for modifications to the existing pharmaceutical facility at the Little Island Industrial Estate, Wallingstown (townland), Little Island, Co. Cork. The proposed development will consist of permission for the construction of: 1) a 4 no. storey production building with roof top mechanical equipment/plant; 2) a Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) including exhaust stack and associated plant; 3) a Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (RTO) including exhaust stack, process cooling tower and RTO fan; 4) Expansion of the Waste Water Treatment Plant comprising of a control and blower building, inlet works including new screens, 3 no. chemical storage tanks, dissolved air flotation (DAF) tank; 5) lab gas bottle store; 6) 1 no. ethanol storage tank; 7) 15 no. in process tanks; 8) expansion of the existing car park; and 9) all associated piperacks, services and plant, landscaping, signage and site development works. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (RPS 00495). The proposed development comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.	Details...
340m	22/01/2026	Grant with Conditions	Wallingstown, Little Island, Co. Cork	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 the north-western boundary of the site with 1 no. new 12m ESB Type F lattice steel mast structure on a RC base; the construction of 1 no. new 12m ESB Type F lattice steel mast structure on a RC base near the south-western boundary of the site; the trenching and laying of approximately 723m of an underground 38kV ESB cable between the 2 no. new 12m ESB Type F lattice steel mast structures, 1 no. joint bay; and all associated site development and ancillary works.	Details...
820m	02/09/2025	Conditional Permission	Little Island Industrial Estate Wallingstown Little Island Co. Cork	Permission for modifications to the existing pharmaceutical facility and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development will consist of permission for: 1) the construction of; a) 2 no. equipment control buildings and 3 no. tanks, b) electrical substation building and bunded transformer, and c) a monitoring kiosk and for the demolition of production building unit 1, 2) the retention and subsequent demolition of a store building, 2 no. shipping containers, and 5 no. portacabins, and 3) the retention for the following; modifications to the site layout to include 2 no. contractor's compounds, 11 no. shipping containers, 4 no. portacabins, a modular building comprising of a 5 no. portacabins, workshop/fabrication buildings, administration hut, internal modifications to warehouse 1 to provide additional floor area at first floor level, internal modifications to the engineering workshop building to provide additional floor area at first floor level and associated external stairs, a covered bicycle shelter, security fencing and gates, road tanker bund with access stairs and platform, provision of a bunded area, forklift charging lean-to, motorcycle shelter, sprinkler building, fire water pump house, extension to switch room building, and alterations to the entrance building consisting of cladding of the external stairs. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS00495). The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence	Details...
660m	04/06/2025	Conditional Permission	EHS International Wallingstown Castle House, Little Island Industrial Estate, Wallingstown Little Island, Co.Cork	Retention permission for a) the change of use of the original building from warehouse and offices to a safety training centre, b) provision of thirteen containers for use in association with the safety training centre, c) construction of two links located to the east of the building connecting the building to two containers, d) provision of plant used for the purposes of safety training including water tank with pump house, LPG tanks and a fire training platform and e) other ancillary development including above door signage, fencing and gates. Permission for the construction of a bike shelter storage and other ancillary development, including the provision of EV parking along with additional landscaping	Details...
670m	28/05/2025	Conditional Permission	Leeside AFC Wallingstown Little Island co.Cork	Permission for redevelopment works, Namely 1) construction of an artificial grass playing pitch, 2) proposed new ball stop fencing, 3) proposed new floodlighting (2 no. @ 18.3m high and 4 no. @ 8.5m high), 4) extension to existing car park area with gated access to proposed artificial pitch, 5) associated site works	Details...
490m	02/05/2025	Conditional Permission	Cork Golf Club Wallingstown Little Island Co Cork	Permission for the importation of subsoil using an existing site entrance for the filling in and raising of the levels of a small former quarry area within the footprint of the existing Cork Golf Club, to be used as a new golf practice green/fairway, and all associated site development, landscaping and drainage works.	Details...
660m	01/05/2025	N/A	EHS International Wallingstown Castle House Little Island Industrial Estate Wallingstown Little island Co Cork	1) Retention of the change of use of the original building from warehouse and office to a Safety Training Centre. 2) Retention of 13 no. containers for use in association with the Safety Training Centre. 3) Retention of plant used for the purposes of safety training including water tank with pump house, LPG tanks and a fire training platform. 4) Retention of other ancillary development including fencing and gates. 5) Permission for other ancillary development including the provision of accessible and EV parking and additional landscaping.	Details...
670m	30/04/2025	N/A	Leeside AFC Wallingstown Little Island Co Cork	Permission for re-development works, namely:- 1) Construction of an artificial grass playing pitch. 2) Proposed new ball stop fencing. 3) Proposed new floodlighting (3 no. @ 18.3m high and 4 no. @ 8.5m high). 4) Extension to existing car park area with gated access to proposed artificial pitch. 5) Associated site works.	Details...
410m	13/03/2025	Conditional Permission	'E-Park' the former Mitsui Denman Site Wallingstown and Inchera (townlands) Little Island Co. Cork	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.	Details...
1000m	27/01/2025	CONDITIONAL	Unit 27, 52 Eastgate Drive Kilcoolishal Little Island Co.Cork	Permission for two number backlit signs, one to exterior façade of the north east elevation and one to the south east elevation of the unit 27, along with all associated site works	Details...
380m	17/01/2025	Unconditional Permission	Wallingstown Little Island Co. Cork	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 as stand alone units (to be built in phases) including ancillary offices with associated structures including a substation building, waste compound, telecoms cabinet (PoP Cabinet) new access off the R623 to provide for independent access, car park, external generator & transformer areas to the west of the proposed data centre and all ancillary works. The proposal will modify part of permission granted under 16/5011, for a data centre development changing the permitted data centre building DC3 from 1 permitted building to 2 no. buildings and associated works. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 17/5895 & 22/6358.	Details...
1000m	18/12/2024	N/A	Unit 27, 52 Eastgate Drive Kilcoolishal Little Island co.Cork	Permission for Two number backlit signs, one to the exterior façade of the north east elevation and one to the south east elevation of the unit 27, along with all associated site works	Details...

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