Plans for a hotel and 130 residential units on Cork's Kinsale Road

Includes proposals for 13 blocks, restaurant, convenience retail outlet, gym, dentist, physio and hairdressers

As part of the scheme, it is also proposed to build a 158-bed hotel, which would range in height from six to nine storeys

A MAJOR new residential and commercial development could be developed at Ballycureen on the southside of Cork city.

Denis McBarron, leading a consortium, has lodged plans with Cork City Council for the construction of more than 130 residential units in a mixed-use residential and commercial development on the Kinsale Road, Ballycureen.

The project includes proposals for 13 blocks, totalling some 134 residential units, as well as a restaurant, convenience retail outlet, gym, dentist, physio and hairdressers.

The plan also includes a roof-top outdoor amenity and a creche.

As part of the scheme, it is also proposed to build a 158-bed hotel, which would range in height from six to nine storeys, and include a swimming pool, gym, bar, cafe, restaurant and function room.