Cork council to seek judicial review to overturn ban on Kildare Village-style centre

The €100m tourist outlet village proposed for the Carrigtwohill area in Co Cork has been vetoed by a ministerial order — but the county council, which supports the development, wants that decision overturned. 

Cork County Council is to seek a judicial review against a ministerial order preventing the development of a €100m retail centre in Carrigtwohill, having received legal advice showing there are "clear, substantial and weighty grounds” to challenge it.

The vast majority of county councillors have decided to seek the judicial review against the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) and local government and planning minister Peter Burke's order not allow the project to proceed through the normal planning process.