Green light for high-rise student block in suburb

A major development of high-rise student accommodation has been given the go-ahead in Cork.

Bord Pleanála has approved the construction of a 255-bed development at Victoria Cross. It is set to rise to between eight and 10 storeys across four linked blocks on the former site of the Crow’s Nest bar.

UCC acquired the Victoria Cross site from a private developer in 2016. It was allowed last December to submit the multimillion-euro project directly to Bord Pleanála, after the board ruled it qualified for rapid planning consideration under new strategic housing development terms.