Dental practice near Cork Airport faces relocation after being refused retrospective planning permission

A long-established dental and medical practice located near Cork Airport is facing having to relocate to new premises after An Bord Pleanála ruled against granting planning permission retrospectively for a change of use of its building.

The board rejected an appeal by Dr Fionnuala Mills against the decision of Cork City Council to refuse retention permission for the conversion of the premises which houses the Airport Dental and Medical Surgery at Farmers Cross, Ballygarvan, Co Cork.

Retention permission had been sought for the unauthorised conversion of the premises over 40 years ago from a residential dwelling, which is located around 300 metres from the Cork Airport roundabout on the Kinsale Road, as well as the conversion of a garage into a storeroom and office.

In its ruling, An Bord Pleanála noted that the primary zoning objective for the site under the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 is to “preserve the character of the area generally for use as agriculture, rural…

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