JCD applies for planning for build-to-rent apartment scheme

The move comes amid a severe shortage of good quality rental accommodation in the city

JCR is planning to build a large-scale residential scheme in the Cork docklands

Cork-based commercial property developer JCD Group has formally lodged a planning application with An Bord Pleanála to build a large-scale residential build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in the city’s docklands.

The move comes amid a severe shortage of good quality rental accommodation in the city. The proposal is for a purpose-built apartment scheme on the Carey’s Tool Hire site, which the company purchased earlier this year.

JCD completed the pre-application process, as set out in ...