Plans for 400 student bedspaces in Cork get go-ahead despite strong local opposition

An Bord Pleanála gave green light to plans for 408-bed purpose-built student accommodation development on site of former St Joseph’s Convent on Model Farm Road

A CGI image of the approved 406-bed student accommodation at the site of the former St Joseph's Convent on the Model Farm Road.

Plans for more than 400 new student bedspaces in Cork have received the green light from An Bord Pleanála despite heavy local opposition.

Lyonshall Ltd can now progress with the plans for the 408-bed purpose-built student accommodation development on the site of the former St Joseph’s Convent on Model Farm Road to the west of the city centre.