Cork City student apartments get go-ahead despite concerns over tourist use outside term time

One submission on behalf of the proprietors of Cork Student Village said they had 'experienced difficulty filling their complex for the academic year due to the large volume of student complexes being erected in the area'

In December, Lyonshall Ltd applied for permission for the 408 student beds across 57 apartments reaching as high as five storeys.

Over 400 new student bedspaces have been given the green light in Cork City, despite concerns from locals over the impact of it being used for tourist accommodation outside of term time.

In a condition on the granting of planning permission, Cork City Council said the development at the former St Joseph’s Convent on Model Farm Road can be used as tourist or visitor accommodation during academic holiday periods but “shall not be used for permanent residential accommodation, as a hotel, hostel, aparthotel or similar” without seeking further planning permission first.