Green light for €18m regeneration scheme for Spring Lane halting site

Councillors voted to approve the proposed 27-unit residential scheme for the overcrowded Traveller halting site in Cork City

Artist impression of the proposed €18m housing and regeneration plan for the Spring Lane Traveller halting site in Cork.

Planning has been granted for an €18m housing and regeneration plan for an overcrowded Traveller halting site in Cork City where living conditions have been described as among the worst in Ireland.

City councillors voted 25-3 on Monday night to approve a Part 8 planning report for the proposed new 27-unit residential development at Spring Lane in Ballyvolane after several told the meeting that doing nothing is no longer an option.