Housing development extended for Cork village despite local opposition

Group says local infrastructure of Kerry Pike, near Blarney, cannot cope with any more houses in the area

An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decisions of Cork City Council to approve the development of two new phases of a housing estate at Crenagh Hill, Woodside, Kerry Pike. File photo: Denis Minihane.

Planning permission has been granted for two additional phases of a housing development in the Cork village of Kerry Pike, despite claims by a community group that the local infrastructure cannot cope with any more houses in the area.

An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decisions of Cork City Council to approve the development of two new phases of a housing estate at Crenagh Hill, Woodside, Kerry Pike — around 2km south of Blarney — which will permit the construction of 223 new homes.