Planning regulator wants half of new houses in Cork City 'in existing built-up areas'
The OPR welcomed plans by the two local authorities in Cork to prepare a Joint Housing Strategy. File Picture: PA
Ambitious targets for increased population and housing in Cork City need to ensure that most new development is concentrated in existing built-up areas, according to the State’s planning watchdog.
The Office of the Planning Regulator has warned that Cork City Council could come under pressure to develop extensive greenfield land banks in the city’s hinterland as a result of the five-fold increase in the council’s administrative area following changes to its boundaries with Cork County Council last year.
