An Bórd Pleanála approves loft-style apartments for Cork City against advice of their own inspector

They said the floor space was too small and did not meet the minimum required standards for a studio apartment

The inspector had concerns that the proposed studio apartments at 64 St Patrick’s St fell below the minimum floor space and storage standards.
Picture: Des Barry

An Bórd Pleanála has approved plans for New York loft-style apartments in a landmark vacant building on Cork’s main street despite concerns about their below-standard floorspace.

In an important decision for ‘over-the-shop' residential projects, the board went against its own inspector’s recommendation to refuse planning for the scheme at 64 St Patrick’s St despite his concerns that the proposed studio apartments fell below the minimum floor space and storage standards.