Red light for 65 Douglas apartments while Kerry Pike to get 60 new homes

Planners on behalf of the development at East Douglas St and East Douglas Village said the apartment blocks, next to the recently-completed Aldi, would provide a 'landmark building establishing Douglas as a distinctive district within the new Cork City boundary'.

There were contrasting fates for two proposed housing developments near Cork City last week, with plans for 65 apartments in Douglas turned down by An Bord Pleanála but a green light given to 60 dwellings near Kerry Pike.

Both planning appeals had been lodged with An Bord Pleanála in January 2022, meaning the projects had been placed on hold.