Owner of Cork property derelict for 21 years again refused permission for redevelopment

Owner of former tenement in Blackpool has tried unsuccessfully to secure planning for apartments on the site in 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2020

Property was placed on the city council’s derelict sites register in September 2003. Picture: Denis Minihane

The owner of a Cork city centre property which has lain derelict for almost 21 years has again been refused planning permission for its redevelopment.

City council planners said while they would like to see development of the site in Blackpool, on the city’s derelict sites register since 2003, the proposed four-storey building would represent overdevelopment and would be out of character with surrounding homes.