€220m development ‘will benefit community’

A COMPANY proposing a €220 million project in Midleton, Co Cork, claims its development isn’t contrary to proper planning principles and will be of benefit to the community.

Castlelands Construction executives made their comments in the wake of controversial rezoning, which led critics to say too many houses were being planned without enough emphasis on amenities. An 80-acre site at Banshane, which is south-west of the town’s flyover, was one of a number of parcels of land rezoned recently by county councillors for housing, despite planners’ advice.

This site has been purchased, subject to planning, by Mallow-based Castlelands Construction.