Plans have been lodged for 420 apartments, some in buildings up to 10-storeys high, on part of the former Bessborough mother and baby home estate in Cork. Some of the original Bessborough buildings and structures will be renovated, reused and integrated into the new design, and a five-acre amenity park is proposed. The second submission relates to an area the developers have called The Meadows, on land east of Bessborough House. It is proposed to build 280 build-to-sell apartments - six studio apartments, 112 one-bed, 150-bed and 12-three bed apartments in buildings ranging in height from one to 10 storeys - as well as a 35-space creche. The SHD application has been submitted to Bórd Pleanála following a lengthy process involving the developers, the board and Cork City Council.

Source: Irish Examiner April 02, 2022 04:42 UTC