Adam Clayton wins planning permission for home near Kinsale
Cork County Council has approved the U2 bassist’s proposed replacement home at Ringfinnan, subject to 15 conditions covering trees, road access and construction.
Cork County Council has granted U2 bassist Adam Clayton permission to replace a ruined homestead with a new home at Ringfinnan, near Kinsale in County Cork, in a decision reported on 21 October 2026. Echo Live reported that the approval carries 15 conditions, including measures concerning trees and road access.
The application was submitted in June 2026, and no objections were lodged against it, according to The Irish Times. Echo Live reported that the council assessed the proposal as being in accordance with proper planning and sustainable development in the area.
What Clayton has permission to build at Ringfinnan
The proposal would demolish a ruined two-storey dwelling and its outbuildings and replace them with a home extending over three floors. The Irish Times described plans for a rooftop paved terrace, a games and media room, a gym and spa area, and living spaces on the ground and first floors. The reports give conflicting bedroom counts, so the precise number is unclear.
The plans also include 50 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels and five micro wind turbines, both outlets reported. Echo Live described an underground car park and a landscaping scheme with a walled garden, water features and paved terraces.
In a design statement cited by both outlets, architects Rundell Associates said the main living areas and principal bedroom were designed with step-free access so the property could serve as a ‘lifetime home’. The Irish Times reported that the brief also provides for staff quarters linked to the main house and covered parking for staff and visitors.
Conditions on trees, access and construction
Echo Live reported that the conditions prohibit cutting or removing trees and hedgerows between 1 March and 31 August, require 80-metre sightlines in both directions from the proposed entrance, and call for protective fencing around the root zones of trees to be retained before development begins. The fencing must stay in place until the relevant works are complete.
Other conditions reported by Echo Live include a timetable and phasing plan for the landscaping, a development levy of approximately €10,500, a wastewater management plan, and responsibility for clearing construction-related mud and debris from public roads. Those requirements set terms for the work now permitted at the site.
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Sources and context
- U2’s Adam Clayton gets green light for Kinsale developmentThe Irish Times
- U2 base player Adam Clayton gets green light for Kinsale mansionEcho Live
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