Planning permission granted for student apartments on flood site in Cork

Planning permission has been granted for a 400-bedroom student apartment complex on a site in Cork which was badly flooded in 2009.

Cork City Council has given the green light for the demolition of the former Coca-Cola bottling site on the Carrigrohane Road, just west of County Hall, and for the construction of 92 student apartments — a mix of three to six-bedroom apartments — in buildings ranging in height from four to seven storeys.

The application also includes plans to build a student gym, games room, meeting/study rooms, laundry facilities, and to provide basement parking for cars and bikes.