Councillors explore options to stop sale of Cork forest for housing

Rumours have also circulated in the area that the site could be developed into a glamping centre

Cork County Councillors want to explore the possibility of the local authority purchasing the forest to prevent it being built on. File photo: Eddie O'Hare

Concerns over the future use of a forest in Co. Cork - put up for sale by Coillte - have prompted councillors to explore the possibility of the local authority purchasing it to prevent it being built on.

Coillte has put the 40-hectare site at Riverstick/Belgooly, near Kinsale, up for sale and councillors have expressed concerns that it could be used for the construction of houses or commercial development.