Proposal would have ‘disastrous impact’

THE board of management of a national school has objected to a multi-million euro housing development because it would not be able to cope with the surge in extra children.

The proposal to construct 181 houses, 16 apartments and a créche in the village of Killeagh Co Cork, would have a disastrous impact on the quality of life in the village and on the school, the objection said.

A residents’ group has also made an objection to An Bord Pleanála in connection with the plans by Midleton-based company J & W Leahy Brothers Ltd, which has received planning permission for the project in Killeagh from Cork County Council.