Cork student accommodation development  rejected over 'substandard facilities'

Planning board said it failed to comply with objectives for communal facilities and units such as cafés and convenience shops at ground floor level

A computer-generated image of the proposed student apartment development on Model Farm Road.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a large-scale student accommodation development on the site of a former convent in Cork City because of its substandard facilities.

The board rejected an appeal by Cork-based development firm, Lyonshall, against the decision of Cork City Council earlier this year to reject its plans for the construction of three buildings, up to five storeys in height, on the grounds of St Joseph’s Convent on Model Farm Road.