County blueprint ‘should be mothballed’

Cork County has enough land zoned for housing to fill 3,460 full-size soccer pitches with new homes.

County blueprint ‘should be mothballed’

It has been suggested that no more land should be earmarked until the economy had picked up significantly.

The suggestion comes from a former county mayor who wants a major blueprint for future development of Co Cork mothballed for at least two years. Fine Gael councillor Tim Lombard also wants the €3.5m put aside for the draft plan to spent on more pressing services.

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