High Court quashes permission for 406-bed student accommodation in Cork

High Court sends Bishopstown student accommodation plan back to An Comisiún Pleanála following residents’ judicial review challenge

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

A High Court order has quashed planning permission for a 406-bed student accommodation project in Cork City and returned the application to An Comisiún Pleanála for further deliberation.

The approved application, lodged by Lyonshall Ltd in December 2024, sought to demolish the former St Joseph’s Convent on the Model Farm Road in Bishopstown to construct a purpose-built student accommodation complex, with an on-site cafe.