County development plan 'will restrict' young people from West Cork homes

The sun sets over Mizen Head Signal Station. Former councillors in West Cork claim new proposals in the Cork County Development Plan will make it even more restrictive for young people to get planning permission for a family home in the rural and coastal areas. Picture: Cian O'Regan

Former county councillors are claiming that communities in West Cork feel let down again by a new proposal being put forward in the County Development Plan (CDP) regarding planning in rural areas.

The two former public representatives claim it will make it even more restrictive for young people to get planning permission for a family home in the rural and coastal areas.