Plans to build almost 90 new homes in North Cork blocked

Elsewhere, plans for some 330 residential units at Knockgriffin in Midleton may be set to proceed

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an application from Oakfield Resources Limited to build the homes in Annabella, Mallow. File picture: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Plans to build 88 new homes in Mallow, Co Cork, have been blocked.

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an application from Oakfield Resources Limited to build the homes in Annabella, Mallow. Cork County Council had earlier turned down the application, too, prompting an appeal from the developer.