Plans for 220-bed budget accommodation approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála

Five-storey accommodation building aimed at budget holidaymakers will be located on Morrisons Island in Cork City

Cork City Council initially granted planning for just four storeys in the interests of the "visual amenity" of the area, with the developer appealing that decision, arguing that the fifth storey was needed to make the development commercially viable. Image: GNet.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved plans for a major tourist accommodation building in Cork City.

Developer Peppard Investments 8 Limited got the green light to build a five-storey accommodation unit consisting of 220 bedspaces on Fitton Street, Morrisons Island.