Challenge mounted against student accommodation development in Cork city

The student accommodation development at San Paula, Orchard Road, proposes the construction of a one to five-storey development including 30 student apartments in three blocks with a total of 216 bed spaces.

A challenge has been mounted against a decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a 216-bed student accommodation development in Cork City.

The action has been brought by an association that represents local residents who are opposed to the demolition of an existing structure and the construction of the student housing development consisting of 30 apartments located at Orchard Road.