Rezoning to help transform derelict site into retail area

An East Cork town council intends amending its Town Development Plan to facilitate a planning application for a major retail development.

Youghal Town Council wants to alter zoning at the derelict 20-acre Seafield factory site in the Strand from small-scale ‘neighbourhood centre’ to ‘retail convenience’.

The intended amendment follows a meeting between the council and representatives of Seafield Partnership Ltd, the consortium leading the retail proposal on the town’s western approach.