Bord Pleanála refuses east Cork development plan

BORD Pleanála has refused permission for a multi-million euro development in an east Cork village which would have included 163 houses, a creche, medical centre and a number of retail units.

Cork County Council initially refused permission for the development last summer and it was then appealed to Bord Pleanála by developer Kieran Murphy of McCutcheon Mulcahy Ltd.

The developer had sought a 10-year planning permission to build on nearly 30 acres of land, to the north and east of Castlemartyr village.