Cork City Council proposes 'high quality' northside housing scheme

Plans for a housing scheme designed to provide “high-quality residential units” at a vacant site on the northside have been published by Cork City Council.

The local authority has given notice of its intention to build 95 homes, a mix of houses and apartments, at a site off the Old Mallow Rd.

The units would be made up of one four-bedroom, two-storey detached house; 72 three-bedroom, two-storey semi-detached houses; eight three-bedroom, two-storey townhouses; six two-bedroom, two-storey townhouses; four three-bedroom apartments; and four one-bedroom apartments within two three-storey apartment/duplex buildings.

The 3.6ha site of intended development is located off the N20 and a new road that meanders along the eastern boundary of the site, connecting the Old Mallow Rd in the north with Old Whitechurch Rd in the southeast.

Affordable

The council said the proposed mixed tenure residential development would provide a minimum 87 homes for sale to the private market in the form of affordable housing. A design statement prepared by Deady Gahan Architects said the proposed development has been designed to provide “high-quality residential units, which will contribute positively to the city and deliver much needed housing to metropolitan Cork”.

The statement contends that the form, architecture, and scale of the development is “consistent with the immediate context and it will enhance the visual amenity of the site as a whole”.

The proposed layout, the statement says, “prioritises access for all” with a public realm based on pedestrian connectivity throughout the entire scheme.

“Important to the scheme’s success is focusing on the public realm by designing this scheme around a large green open space with a kickabout area,” it says.

The design statement further contends that the development would add “purpose” to an otherwise vacant site and would “complement and enhance the experience and enjoyment of the local area”

For information on the proposed development see https://consult.corkcity.ie.