County blueprint ‘should be mothballed’

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

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.