Plans for 94 residential units in Cork refused

The protected structure, which previously operated as a hotel, is currently used to provide accommodation to refugees.

Plans to build over 50 houses and apartments on the site of a direct provision centre in the Cork suburb of Glounthaune have been refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála because it would have “a detrimental and irreversible impact” on a protected structure.

The board rejected an appeal by the developer, Barlow Properties, against the decision of Cork County Council to reject its proposal to build 94 residential units and a café in the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune.