Local anger at Bórd Pleanála housing development decision

A BORD PLEANÁLA decision to approve plans for 600 homes in Passage West in Cork despite being urged by one of its own inspectors to refuse permission will lead to traffic congestion, locals warned last night.

Over half the O’Brien and O’Flynn scheme at Ardmore on the outskirts of Passage West will comprise detached and semi-detached homes. The development will increase the town’s population by one third and will pump an extra 1,000 cars onto the already congested Rochestown/Passage West road.

The authority’s inspector warned the development was “premature pending traffic management measures and the construction of relief roads for the town centre”.