Cork County Council may relax rules on building log cabins as homes

Log cabins cost €60,000-€80,000 to construct, are eco-friendly, and relatively cheap to heat.

Cork County Council generally only grants permission for such homes to be constructed on the edge of forestry. File picture: Denis Scannell

People hoping to build log cabins to use as homes in Co. Cork are likely to see an easing of the rules around where such structures can be built.

The ongoing housing crisis has seen a sharp rise in planning applications for log cabins to be used as homes in the county. Such cabins cost €60,000-€80,000 to construct, are eco-friendly, and relatively cheap to heat.