Planning application lodged just hours after former hotel in Cork is gutted by fire

A company called Oshawott Limited has signalled its intent to apply for planning permission for a a two-storey commercial building and 43 residential units

Such was the scale of the fire at the Sunset Ridge hotel, firefighters advised residents living nearby to stay indoors and close their windows.

A derelict former bar and hotel, which was gutted in a suspected arson attack on the northern outskirts of Cork city on bonfire night, has been earmarked for demolition and redevelopment as a mixed-use retail and residential development.

A planning application has been lodged with Cork City Council for the redevelopment of the former Sunset Ridge Hotel site in Killeen, near Blarney. The notice was published on Friday just hours after fire gutted the building.