The Orchard Road and Grove Planning and Environmental Protection Group, representing local residents, opposed the demolition of an existing structure and the construction of student housing, including a five-storey block, at Orchard Road. A developer whose permission to build 216 student accommodation units in Cork City is under legal challenge appears to have abandoned the project, the High Court has heard.Ī local association brought a judicial review action against An Bord Pleanála’s 2020 approval for the scheme near the main campus of University College Cork.