Cork suburb to get 11 apartment blocks, including 15-storey tower, on CMP Dairies site

The €237m scheme by dairy giant, Dairygold, also includes retail use, a creche, a coffee kiosk and a gym

The planned development on the former CMP site in Cork city includes 257 ‘build-to-rent’ apartments. Picture: Pedersen Focus

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to dairy giant, Dairygold, for a €237m residential scheme that includes a 15-storey landmark tower on the southern central suburbs of Cork city.

The 15-storey tower is one of 11 blocks containing 609 dwellings on a site located on the former CMP Dairies site on Kinsale Road, Cork, and includes 257 ‘build-to-rent’ apartments.