Revised plans for dozens of homes in Douglas published

Revised plans for a proposed residential development in Douglas of more than 50 homes have been published by Cork City Council.

The public are invited to have their say on amended plans for the development at Scairt Cross in Douglas.

The proposed development is to be carried out for Cork City Council by way of a project agreement with Cetti Limited.

A design statement said that a number of changes have been made to the scheme following an initial public consultation.

These changes, the statement contends, “contribute toward a balanced design with the existing neighbouring developments”.

Under the revised plans, the scale of the development has been reduced.

The amended plans now propose the construction of two apartments blocks and eight houses totalling 54 units.

The houses would be made up of five three-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units while the apartments would be contained within two three-storey blocks.

These units would be made up of 24 two-bed apartments and 22 one-bed apartments.

A total of 44 car parking spaces are to be provided along with 94 bicycle parking spaces.

The amended scheme sees a reduction of six units, with the previous scheme proposing 60 homes with the apartments contained in one four to five storey block and another block of three to four storeys.

Speaking to The Echo, Independent councillor Kieran McCarthy said he welcomed the proposed changes, saying some locals had considered the previous scheme to be “overbearing”.

“I think for me it’s quite welcome that the concerns of the public were listened to.

“It’s taken us a journey to get to draft two and myself and others are working with local residents to try to work through their issues on draft two to see if we can get the project across the line,” he added.

Public consultation on the proposed development is open until Tuesday, September 10.

Submissions and observations can be made before 4pm on that date via www.consult.corkcity.ie/ or by post addressed to Mark Birch, A/Programme Manager, Housing Delivery & Regeneration, Cork City Council, City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork, T12 T997.