Planning permission granted for almost 550 new homes in Ballincollig 

Condition requires developers to confine sale of new homes to individual buyers, with a ban on any units being sold to corporate buyers or approved housing bodies

Developers Murnane & O'Shea Limited sought permission for a large-scale residential development spanning 544 homes at Greenfield in Ballincollig.

Planning permission has been granted for almost 550 new homes in a suburb of Cork City, despite objections from eight different parties, including a group of local residents.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved the large-scale residential development of 544 housing units on a 15.2-hectare site at Greenfield, Ballincollig.