Plans for 170 homes at former Vita Cortex site approved following appeals to An Coimisiún Pleanála

The planning commission greenlit plans for the 1.2-hectare brownfield plot following several appeals by local residents 

The old Vita Cortex site, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

Plans for 170 homes in Cork City have been approved following more than a dozen appeals to An Coimisiún Pleanála.

Cork City Council gave the green light in August for a new large-scale residential development adjacent to Musgrave Park, which the developers said would 'rejuvenate' the local community.