Over 70 new homes planned for former Convent of Mercy site in Passage West

New plans include 60 apartment units and 13 houses on the 1.27 ha site

Buildings currently on site include the former St Mary’s National School, the Sisters of Mercy Convent, a former industrial school and some ancillary outbuildings.

A former convent on Passage West's Main Street could be converted into more than 70 new homes under new plans lodged with Cork County Council.

KC Property Developments Ltd has sought planning and retention permission for a mixed-use development on a 1.27 ha site at the former Convent of Mercy on Main Street, Pembroke in Passage West.