Five-bedroomed Beechwood back from the brink

YOU get more than you’d bargain for with number 8 Beechwood: not only has it got an unexpected five bedrooms and 1,500 sq ft, it is also for sale for a fraction of what it cost its vendors.

On the main Douglas Road, within a short walk of Cork city centre, number eight was bought several years ago as a property play when more than one developer had their eye on the Nemo Rangers GAA pitch behind.

While one developer secured number eight at a very considerable financial cost, developers Fleming Construction had their own purchase plans for two adjoining Beechwood houses, numbers 6 and 7, aiming to knock them for main road access to the playing pitches. However, an Bord Pleanála considered the Beechwood terrace of sufficient merit to knock that demolition plan on its head. This March, Fleming Construction got approval for 100 houses via another entrance, the nearby former FCA grounds.