Land blocks on offer

ZONED development landbanks assembled by the Fleming Group over the past decade is coming up for sale in Blarney, Mallow and Clonakilty — and some may sell for little over farm value, and quite possibly to previous farmer owners of the lands.

Biggest of all is the 178 acre landbank at Stoneview, Blarney, which was part of an ambitious, local authority-led plan for a new town of 2,500 homes north west of Cork city, near Blarney.

Assembling land here were ‘the three Johns,’ John Fleming, John Coleman of Coleman Brothers, and John Bowen, who had land by the Blarney Business Park.