Mallow’s population to swell by 30,000

A SENIOR civil servant has revealed that major plans are being drawn up in Mallow to cater for a population of 30,000 within the next 20 years, which is far larger than the National Spatial Strategy suggested.

Tim Lucey, who is an assistant county manager with Cork County Council revealed yesterday that the local authority had already put in train a number of plans to deal with the future.

These include building a new bridge across the River Blackwater, significantly increasing housing, developing southern link roads, creating industrial parks and the possibility of acquiring a Third Level institution.