Greenlight for €25m nursing home development in Cork's Rochestown

Plan includes 47 independent living housing units

Aerial view of proposed development site at Clarke’s Hill, Rochestown. Aperee healthcare investment fund, part of the Blackbee Group, has just been granted planning permission to develop a 100-bed nursing home and 47 independent living units on the 7.2-acre site. The development is due to commence in Q1 of 2022.

A €25m development that includes a 100-bed nursing home and 47 housing units planned for Clarke’s Hill in Rochestown has been given the go ahead by Cork City Council.

The grant of planning permission comes with 36 conditions attached, including that developer Aperee appoint a qualified arborist (tree surgeon) and lodge a tree bond of €40,000 with the local authority ahead of any construction taking place.