Thousands of new homes planned for Cork, but planning and infrastructure still holding projects back

Thousands of housing units are under construction in Cork. Emer Walsh looks at some of the main developments on the periphery of the city centre

One and two bedroom apartments under construction by CAIRN at The View, Douglas on the Carrigaline Road, near Darraglynn Nursing Home. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork is on the up. From the inner city to the expanding docklands, urban living is increasingly becoming the norm, with ambitious plans for over-the-shop living and the creation of a new neighbourhood overlooking Cork harbour bringing a new energy to the city.

But the changing landscape is not just confined to the city centre with more than 2,300 homes in the works from Blackrock to Shanakiel currently under construction in the outskirts.