€16m social housing project in Cork city finally sanctioned

A €16m social housing project on the southside of Cork city was finally sanctioned last night on a site which has lain vacant since eyesore flats were knocked almost a decade ago.

Work is set to start within weeks on the 66-housing unit project in Deanrock, Togher, after councillors agreed a design which will now be advertised under the Part 8 planning process.

The development includes 20 two-storey, two-bedroom, mid-terrace houses and 30 three-storey, three-bedroom terrace houses, as well as two three-storey, four-bedroom houses, and a handful of apartments and duplexes. Community facilities will also be provided.