Plans lodged for new 10-bed mental health facility at Owenacurra

Drawing of the proposed Owenacurra Mental Health Community Rehabilitation residence on the site of the old Owenacurra Mental Health Unit in Midleton. The drawings are included in the application for planning permission lodged with Cork County Council this week.

A planning application has been lodged with Cork County Council for a replacement 10-bed mental health facility on the grounds of the existing Owenacurra centre in Midleton.

The HSE applied on December 20 for permission to demolish the existing facility, which before being marked for closure in 2021 had accommodated 20 long-term residents, and to replace it with a new single-storey building.