Plans for new student accommodation in Cork City with 120 bedspaces lodged with council
The developer plans to remove a car park to the rear of Crawford House and Killarney House, which is bounded by Mardyke Walk and Western Road
Plans for a new student accommodation scheme comprising 120 bedspaces near University College Cork (UCC) have been lodged with City Hall.
Western Road Guesthouse Ltd is seeking planning permission to construct a part four-storey, part five-storey accommodation building to the rear of Crawford House and Killarney House, fronting Mardyke Walk. The building would include 120 student bedspaces in total, spread across 21 apartments.
These would comprise one four-bedroom apartment, 12 five-bedroom units, and eight seven-bedroom units, with murals on both the eastern and western elevations.
The developer plans to remove a car park to the rear of Crawford House and Killarney House, which is bounded by Mardyke Walk and Western Road, and to demolish sheds, boundary walls and access gates to make way for the scheme.
The 21-apartment student scheme would also include a study hub, a reception area, and amenity spaces.
In addition, Western Road Guesthouse Ltd is seeking planning permission to convert a building at 6, College View from five serviced apartments to one five-bedroom student townhouse.
It is also seeking to convert a single-storey garage at the rear of 5, College View, to accommodate an ESB meter room, a laundry room, a bin store, and a bike store with 40 cycle spaces.
The developer is also seeking to construct an external communal landscaped courtyard, two rooftop terraces and a balcony at the first floor level of the apartment building.
The proposed development would also include 50 bicycle spaces and three car parking spaces, with associated site development works including landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, signage and drainage works.
Cork City Council is due to decide on the plans by June 23, 2026.
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