Plan for NY loft-style apartments in Cork vacant building rejected

Call for planners to show greater flexibility during a housing crisis, given stated policies to encourage city-centre living

Planning permission for apartments at the upper floors of 64 Saint Patrick's St, Cork, has been refused.

Plans to develop New York loft-style apartments in a landmark vacant building on Cork’s main street have been shot down, prompting calls for more flexibility in the planning system.

City planners refused a grant of planning to Majorfield Ltd for three studio apartments in the striking Saint Patrick’s Buildings, right on the corner of St Patrick's St and Grand Parade.