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Appeal result Granted Permission

The Former Good Shepherd Convent, Convent Avenue and, Buckston Hill

Cork City Council Received 29 Apr 2025

Proposed development

A 10-year planning permission for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising 274 no. student accommodation apartments and a total of 957 no. bed spaces. The proposed LRD includes the following works: i) the partial demolition, conservation, redevelopment and extension of the existing former Good Shepherd Convent buildings for student accommodation use; ii) modifications (including the removal of a glasshouse extension) to the former Bake House/Coach House building to provide a community / amenity space; iii) the conservation, redevelopment and extension of the existing Gate Lodge to provide a café, co-working space and security/administrative office use; iv) the demolition of the former hostel building (known as Well House) and demolition of sheds, glasshouses and other ancillary structures on site; v) the construction of 8 no. new student accommodation apartment blocks ranging in height from 3 to 5 storeys; vi) the construction of a 3 storey mixed-use building with commercial/retail use at groundfloor level and student accommodation on the upper floors; and vii) all associated ancillary development works including…

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  1. Application received
  2. Decision
  3. Appeal lodged
  4. Appeal decided
  5. Final grant

Application details

Application type
Permission
Council status
Application Finalised
Decision
Conditional
File number
Register updated
27 Oct 2026

Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála

Case number
323082
Lodged
18 Jul 2025
Decision
Conditional
Decided
6 Nov 2025

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