Developer may seek judicial review of decision against €400m housing plan

ONE of the country’s leading developers said he may seek a judicial review after An Bord Pleanála refused him permission for the second time to construct a €400 million housing project.

Michael O’Flynn, managing director of O’Flynn Construction, said he laid the blame for the refusal firmly on the shoulders of the National Roads Authority (NRA), which had objected to his plans to build 1,210 houses on the outskirts of Cork city.

The NRA claimed the project at Dunkettle, Glanmire, would generate extra traffic which would seriously impact on the Dunkettle roundabout and Jack Lynch Tunnel, which are already near capacity.