Student flats by UCC approved

Plans to build apartments for nearly 200 students near University College Cork have been approved.

Although its own inspector recommended turning down the project, An Bord Pleanála upheld Cork City Council’s decision of last August to give planning permission. The development is to be built on a former service station site on Lancaster Quay, but one of the six storeys must be left out.

While the complex could help meet significant shortfalls in purpose-built student accommodation, it raised concerns on a number of issues for nearby residents.