Monard oral hearing: Day two: Plans to increase housing density ‘commercially unviable’

Questions about housing density, traffic management, and potential environmental impact dominated the second day of an oral hearing on a new town plan for more than 5,000 houses, north of Cork City.

Monard oral hearing: Day two: Plans to increase housing density ‘commercially unviable’

Revised plans to develop the townland of Monard and surrounding area near Blarney have been put forward by Cork County Council.

It is the second time in three years that the proposal has come before An Bord Pleanála, with the board previously refusing planning.

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