Rochestown Inn to be demolished to clear way for new mixed-use development

A new mixed-use development ranging in height from two to four storeys will be built.

This structure includes plans for a bar and a cafe on its ground floor, with outdoor seating areas.

Overhead, there will be 12 apartments — six one-bed and six two-bed units — and a private office.

Upgrades are proposed to the footpaths and pedestrian amenities in the area, while a new cycle lane is also set to be developed.

Sonflour seeks to expand

Elsewhere in Cork, plans to expand a city centre restaurant have been unveiled.

Ortley Way Limited has lodged a planning application seeking permission to expand Sonflour, which is located at number 9 Castle Street, Cork.

The proposal involves the change-of-use of number 9A Castle Street, currently The Gold Reserve, from retail to restaurant.

A number of internal demolition works and changes in signage are also proposed.

Sonflour opened in 2021 and is an Italian restaurant specialising in vegetarian and vegan food.

Meanwhile in Blackpool, plans have been approved by Cork City Council to revamp a former pub.

Number 88 Great William O’Brien Street, formerly the Bridge Inn, was the subject of an application by Conclusive Developments Limited.

It now has permission to alter the three-storey pub and residential building by demolishing a rear two-storey annex and constructing a new two- storey annex.

This will include six one-bedroom apartments, and there is also a provision to change the use of the ground floor from pub to residential use too, incorporating a studio apartment.