Student apartment development in Cork refused planning due to 'excessive' height

Planners say the scheme was 'considered to be excessive in height, scale and massing'

A computer-generated image of the planned student apartment development on Cork's Model Farm Road.

A proposed student apartment development on Cork's Model Farm Road has been refused planning due to its height.

Cork property developer Lyonshall was denied permission for its proposal to redevelop the former St Joseph's Convent and adjacent land to construct a 450- bed student apartment development.