LDA and Cork City Council announce plans for 140 affordable homes [Video]

The Land Development Agency (LDA) and Cork City Council have announced plans for more than 140 new homes in Cork city centre.

The affordable homes, the majority of which will be cost rental apartments, are planned for a 0.6-acre site at Anglesea Terrace that is owned by the council.

The city centre site is located at the junction of Old Station Road and South Link Road, and is within short walking distance of all city centre amenities, retail and community services, Kent Station and Cork Bus Station.

A planning application is due to be submitted by the LDA and the council later this year. Subject to planning permission, construction could begin in 2027.

On the expected timeline, the first homes delivered in 2030. The exact number of homes has not been finalised, but it is likely to be just over 140.

The LDA is also planning 267 homesat the site of the former St. Kevin’s Hospital in …