Montenotte site with permission for two large houses

A RARE grant of planning, given the ridge protection status – that’s the main point to note at this Montenotte, Cork site, with permission in place to built two very large contemporary homes.

The 0.38-acre site is by the top of Westboro House, a period home privately owned and run as offices for a financial consultancy firm, Westboro Partnership.

Its directors had sought permission for a scheme of apartments on the lower grounds, but this was turned down by planners, who did grant permission for a pair of semis, higher up, at street level.