Board approves demolition of Cork's Kino cinema for student accommodation facility

The student accommodation, which consists of 17 bedspaces, cannot be used for tourist accommodation during non-term periods unless the developer, Philip O’Connor, secures separate planning permission. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

The demolition of the former Kino cinema on Cork’s Washington Street is set to go ahead after An Bord Pleanála approved plans for a large student accommodation scheme on the site.

However, the proposed €4m five-storey development will also include an art house on the ground floor consisting of a cinema and performing arts space as well as a café/bar.