A Clare TD fears newly-proposed planning legislation will lead to “an erosion of democracy” if zoning powers are taken away from local authorities. Cabinet has passed the Planning and Development Bill which is aimed at bringing “greater clarity, certainty and consistency to how planning decisions are made”. The new bill, which could become legislation by […]
The Clare branch of the Social Democrats claims the “militaristic” structure of the planning system is giving people in the county little or no choice in how their communities are planned. It follows the issuing of a directive by the Department of Housing to Clare County Council ordering the rezoning of twenty subject lands in […]