€200m development refused planning

MAJOR construction projects in Cork are in jeopardy after a €200 million housing development was shot down in a shock planning decision yesterday.

Citing an inadequate national road network, An Bord Pleanála refused O’Flynn Construction plans for a 638-home project on zoned land in Glanmire, on the outskirts of the city.

It is the second time in almost a year that the board has, for similar reasons, overruled county council decisions on the firm’s plans for the area.