Bons Secours Flood Risk Assessment & Management Plan

Bon Secours Health System Cork is Ireland’s largest private hospital, and it is also one of the largest private hospitals in Europe. The hospital was established in 1915 and has more than 300 beds. It employs more than 1,000 staff and admits about 35,000 patients every year. It is a general hospital providing an extensive range of medical and surgical specialities for adults and children.

A planning application was submitted to Cork City Council on behalf of Bon Secours Health Systems for an extension to the Bon Secours Hospital at College Road, Cork, part of a €77million expansion of the hospital. The proposed development includes a seven-storey extension to the north of the existing hospital with bridge link connections at a high level between the existing hospital and the proposed extension. It is also proposed to replace the existing single-lane vehicle bridge over the South channel of the River Lee with a two-lane vehicle bridge.

A decision to grant planning was issued by Cork City Council in July 2014. This decision was appealed to An Bord Pleanála (ABP) by a third party who cited flood risk in his appeal, calling for the decision to be overturned.

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