Planning permission for almost 200 new homes on the outskirts of Cork City as part of a mixed-use residential and retail development has been firmly rejected for a number of reasons, including its adverse impact on retail business in Blarney and Ballincollig. An Coimisiún Pleanála has turned down a planning application by Cloghroe Development Limited for a strategic housing development of 198 residential units at Coolflugh, Cloghroe, Tower, Co Cork. An Coimisiún Pleanála listed five separate grounds for refusing planning permission for the project. The commission said the plans also contravened the retail planning guidelines for planning authorities, which are used to justify medium- to large-scale retail development in out-of-centre locations. The board had refused planning permission for the retail element of the plans but had granted planning permission for the remainder of the project.

Source: Irish Examiner February 16, 2026 20:50 UTC