Power station proposal turned down

AN Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a multi-million euro power station in Cork, much to the delight of local residents.

Dublin-based company Mountlawn Ltd had proposed constructing the massive 400 megawatt station at Courtstown, Little Island, and connecting it with the national grid at a sub station a few miles north near the village of Knockraha.

The project was so large that it would have involved upgrading roads in the area, plus creating large fuel and effluent tanks and demolishing two existing homes.