Another West Cork housing development scuppered by lack of water connection

Planning refusal for the Rosscarbery development follows a refusal just two weeks ago to a proposal to build 93 new homes in Clonakilty
Another West Cork housing development scuppered by lack of water connection

A 10-home development in Rosscarbery is the latest to be shot down because Irish Water cannot supply the necessary infrastructure for the area. Picture: David Patterson

Another new housing development in West Cork has been refused planning because Irish Water is “not in a position to facilitate a water connection to cater for this development”.

The application for 10 new houses next to the existing Gleann Alainn housing estate in Rosscarbery, refused planning by Cork County Council, is the latest in the Clonakilty Water Supply Zone (WSZ) to be halted due to a lack of capacity in the local water supply system.

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