Developer lodges plans for 420 apartments on Bessborough site

Company said it consulted with former residents of the mother and baby home in advance of submitting the latest applications as it recognised the sensitivities associated with its legacy

Estuary View Enterprises has lodged two separate files with An Bord Pleanála seeking planning permission to construct a total of 420 apartments plus a café and creche on the site in Blackrock under the process for strategic housing developments. File picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

A development firm, which has launched fresh applications seeking to build more than 400 apartments on parts of the former Bessborough estate in Cork, consulted with former residents of the mother and baby home about its plans.

Estuary View Enterprises has lodged two separate files with An Bord Pleanála seeking planning permission to construct a total of 420 apartments plus a café and creche on the site in Blackrock under the process for strategic housing developments.