Permission granted for new housing development in the centre of Ballincollig

Residents had raised concerns about the potential loss of light and views

The L-shaped former ESB site on the Link Road in Ballincollig.

Developers have been granted planning permission for some 40 houses at a site in Ballincollig following an appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

Boar's Head Limited had been given permission by Cork City Council, for the development at Leo Murphy Link Road, some 7.5km south-west of Cork city centre.