Former John Barleycorn hotel site poised for a healthy makeover

Valley Healthcare Fund has been given the go-ahead for a 36,000 sq ft primary care centre, a one-stop shop for non-acute health and social services 

Archive image of the John Barleycorn Hotel Picture: Denis Scannell 

THE long-vacant site of the former John Barleycorn Hotel, destroyed by fire in 2006, is set for redevelopment as a primary care centre.

Permission for the c 36,000sq ft (3,313sq m) one-stop healthcare hub in Riverstown, Glanmire, clears the way for productive use of the brownfield site, which has lain idle for almost 20 years.