Councillors block Mahon development

Councillors have blocked zoning changes which would have facilitated further development in the Mahon area of Cork pending major upgrades to the area’s roads network.

They last night overturned recommendations for alterations to the draft zoning objectives for key sites in the Mahon Point area and on Jacob’s Island, which were contained in the draft City Development Plan 2015-2021.

Fianna Fáil councillor Terry Shannon said there is traffic chaos and bedlam in the area at peak hours.