Councillors unhappy as minister orders controversial alterations to Cork development plan

The Minister has backed objections made by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) to parts of the council’s blueprint for future development.

Cork County Council has been told to reintroduce high-density housing zoning in tracts of land in Carrigtwohill and cancel a housing project planned for Bantry.

Cork County Council has been instructed to make a number of controversial alterations to its County Development Plan (2022-2028) in Carrigtwohill, Bantry, and Fermoy by Peter Burke, the Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning.

Mr Burke has backed objections made by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) to parts of the council’s blueprint for future development.