Residential ‘pods’ to be built next to mental health site in Cork
A HSE spokesperson said the planning application 'allows us to consider all possible options in relation to Millfield House'.
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SUBSCRIBEThe HSE has received planning permission to build a series of residential ‘pods’ next to the site of a disused mental health facility in Cork City.
Cork City Council approved the application to build the four independent single-storey pods along with associated works on the site of Millfield House on the Commons Rd in Blackpool earlier this month.
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