Plans for 18 new homes at former Passage West orphanage appealed to An Bord Pleanála
The case is due to be decided by June 17, 2025
Plans for 18 new homes at the former Mount Saint Joseph orphanage in Passage West have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
Parson Developments Limited got the green light from Cork County Council to construct 18 semi-detached homes and the restoration and change of use at the site of the former Mount Saint Joseph orphanage at Black Road, Passage West in January.
The development included the demolition of former farm buildings and the annexes to the rear and southwest of the former institutional structure, as well as modifications to the existing vehicular entrance at the Black Road.
It also included associated site works including road, drainage, parking, footpaths and public amenity areas.
However, the plans have been appealed by third parties to An Bord Pleanála, with objections citing “excessive density and inappropriate scale and urban form of development” which would be “out of character within the curtilage of the protected structure.”
Objections also included the development having a “significant detrimental” impact on the visual amenities of the area.
The case is due to be decided by June 17, 2025.
Meanwhile, Cork County Council have approved plans for almost 100 new homes in Mallow.
Developers Reside (Castlepark) Ltd sought permission to build 99 residential units at St. Joseph's Road, Mallow.
The approved development will comprise 95 two-, three- and four-bed semi-detached houses and townhouses, four one- and three-bed duplex/apartment units, and a new creche.
It will also include associated site works including vehicular access, parking, footpaths, drainage, amenity areas, and a wastewater treatment plant.
