Developer to appeal after less than a third of Cork housing scheme given go-ahead

There were concerns about the project's impact on the largest concentration of champion trees nationally in any single location

The developer, Barlow Properties Ltd, had applied to Cork County Council to build the homes at Ashbourne House but the local authority granted permission for just 30 of the 94 units.

Plans to build 94 homes in a village on the outskirts of Cork City have been partially rejected amid concerns about the impact on nearby trees. 

The developer, Barlow Properties Ltd, had applied to Cork County Council to build the homes at Ashbourne House but the local authority granted permission for just 30 of the 94 units. The entire project has now been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.