HSE submits planning application for mental health unit in Carrigaline

Glenwood House was bought by the HSE for €750,000  but it has lain idle because the health body had not secured planning permission

The HSE has spent €1.25m on the purchase and refurbishment of Glenwood House, a former B&B, at Ballinrea Road, Carrigaline, Co Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

The HSE has submitted a planning application to change the use of a site in Carrigaline from a guest house to a community residence centre just under a year after Cork County Council issued a warning about “unauthorised development” at the location.

Glenwood House B&B was bought by the HSE for €750,000 with the intention of opening it as a community mental health centre, but it has lain idle for more than 14 months since its purchase.