Planning commission to decide if proposed Cork IPAS centre is an exempted development

Cork City Council has asked An Coimisiún Pleanála if a proposed IPAS centre on Monahan Road needs planning permission

The Cube office block on Monahan Road, Cork City docklands. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork City Council has asked the planning commission to consider whether the use of a commercial building on Monahan Road as residential accommodation for International Protection Applicants constitutes an exempted development.

An application was made to An Coimisiún Pleanála in May last year for The Cube building, an office block located near Cork's docklands, to be used for potential temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers.