Plans for 29,000 houses in Cork amid fears of property lockout

Plans to build 29,000 houses in Co Cork in the next seven years must be tailored to address the needs of a growing number of people who can't afford rents or mortgages, the county's head of planning has said. 

Plans to build 29,000 houses in Co Cork in the next seven years must be tailored to address the needs of a growing number of people who can't afford rents or mortgages, the county's head of planning has said. 

Michael Lynch, the most senior planning official at Cork County Council, said the target is to build 29,000 houses by 2028 to keep pace with a projected 61,000 population increase.