Council approves 54 social houses on Cork City's southside after design changes 

The new plans include the reduction of the height of the two apartment blocks and the removal of their balconies

A CGI of the proposed social housing development which has been approved at Scairt Cross, Douglas, Cork.

Planning has been granted for a 54-unit social housing scheme on the southside of Cork City after major changes were made to the designs, first proposed in 2022.

City councillors voted 28-1 on Monday night to approve Part 8 planning for the residential scheme on a triangular greenfield site at Scairt Cross in Douglas, at the junction of Scairt Hill and Donnybrook Hill.