Plans lodged for almost 1,200 new homes in Cork ahead of change in legislation

They are part of a deluge of schemes under Strategic Housing Development legislation that bypass local authorities and go straight to An Bord Pleanála

Last month, planning permission was granted for a 243-bed student accommodation complex at Victoria Cross on the site of the former Honda garage. Here we can see cranes on another student accommodation site at Victoria Cross in Cork. Photo: Dan Linehan

Plans have been submitted for just under 1,200 residential housing units in Cork in the past week, including a proposal for 685 new homes in Ballincollig, ahead of a key deadline to prevent such applications that bypass local authorities and go straight to An Bord Pleanála.

These submissions come as part of a deluge of schemes under the Strategic Housing Development legislation being submitted before applications under the scheme came to an end on 17 December.