Project includes plans for a new terminal, a 'maritime village' with 7km of pedestrian and cycle routes, a new public park and wildflower meadow, as well as a floodlit playing pitch for local clubs

High Court ruled last month the challenge by O’Flynn Construction to a new tax targeting its undeveloped lands on the Naas Road in Dublin was moot and struck out the proceedings

The firm applied to Cork County Council in July 2023 for planning for 51 houses — 30 four-bed, 12 three-bed, and nine two-bed houses

They said the floor space was too small and did not meet the minimum required standards for a studio apartment

Denis O’Regan said he may seek temporary planning permission for his bike storage shed

'Nato was founded in 1949 to counter the perceived threat posed by the then Soviet Union. It has no raison d’etre since the Warsaw Pact was dissolved in 1991'

Coalquay Leisure Ltd sought permission for a change of use to a vacant unit in Westside Retail Park, which formerly housed the Fehily’s Fitness centre, to a gaming and amusement arcade

The six-apartment period property near Cork City has undergone a deep retrofit and extensive renovations in the past year

A planning board spokesperson said 'considerable inroads' had been made into the backlog since April of last year

Fianna Fáil's Cathal Crowe owns another house in the area

Resident had appealed to An Bord Pleanála after city council had ruled facility constituted 'visual clutter' and ordered its removal

Disused Bridge House building to be demolished to make way for the complex, which includes aparthotel development

Elbow Lane, which was gated in 1999, traverses the site and has been used for servicing of commercial units and refuse storage

Developer given green light by Kerry County Council last month for 90-bed nursing home, 18 independent living units and 31 duplex/apartments on Ballycasheen Road on the eastern edge of Killarney town

'There are troubling assumptions and persistent misunderstandings when it comes to planning permission'

Also the area is a flood plain of the nearby Lough Leane

Glenwood House in Carrigaline was bought by the HSE, which sought to turn the former B&B into a mental health facility to replace Millfield House in Cork city

Proposed development of six wind turbines at a site near Charleville in North Cork was turned down by An Bord Pleanála

An Bord Pleanála’s barrister said 13 cases which remained before the High Court were affected by a recent judgment dismissing a challenge by O’Flynn Construction Company

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