Oral hearing to be held on Bessborough apartments plan

MWB two Ltd had proposed the construction of 179 apartments on a parcel of land at the former Bessborough estate, however An Bord Pleanála has now opted for an oral hearing on the scheme

Computer-generated image of the proposed residential developments earmarked for a parcel of land on the former Bessborough estate in Cork.

An Bord Pleanála has opted to hold an oral hearing into plans for apartments on former mother and baby home land in Cork amid concerns about potential burials on the site.

The planning appeals board wants to further explore a range of issues linked to the planning application from MWB Two Ltd, made under the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) process, for planning for 179-apartments in three blocks on privately owned land on the former Bessborough estate which overlaps an area marked on historic maps as 'Childrens Burial Ground'.