Planning Notes: 86-house scheme in Mallow gets go-ahead from council

The construction of nearly 90 new houses near Mallow in north Cork has been approved by a local authority.

The decision comes almost a year after Cannonbridge applied to develop the scheme on around eight acres at Annabella on the edge of the town.

Cork County Council previously rejected proposals for 86 houses on the site two years ago, scaled back from a mix of 102 units for which permission was originally sought, and that refusal was backed by An Bord Pleanála in early 2015.