Housing may be demolished to comply with planning enforcement order

Local authority deems 28-unit development unauthorised because the dwellings sit at an elevation 3m to 4m higher than permitted

Lawyers for Cosmo Development Kilmeaden Ltd said this week the development is being built for Waterford City and County Council as social housing. Picture: Laura Hutton

A nearly-completed 28-unit housing development in Co Waterford may have to be demolished in order to comply with a planning enforcement order issued by the local authority, the High Court has heard.

Lawyers for Cosmo Development Kilmeaden Ltd said this week the development is being built for Waterford City and County Council as social housing — but the enforcement order issued by the local authority in May deems it to be an unauthorised development, because the dwellings sit at an elevation 3m to 4m higher than permitted.