Housing crisis
Although the Government wants to front-load housing construction after the pandemic to tackle the housing crisis, the regulator told the council that its draft plan has potential to undermine ânational and regional policy objectivesâ for compact growth.
The December targets reflect an assessment of national housing demand to 2040 by the Economic and Social Research Institute that was commissioned by the Government.
The regulatorâs letter of April 16th was signed by deputy regulator Anne Marie OâConnor, who said the recommendations should be prioritised and âwill require a lot of workâ.
The institution was established in 2019 to provide independent oversight of the planning process. One of its functions is to assess the preparation of development plans to ensure they properly apply national policies.
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Planning watchdog warns of negative impacts of numerous developments in south Dublin on M50 and Luas line
The OPR has criticised a new draft development plan by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. By Seán McCárthaigh Friday 23 Apr 2021, 1:44 PM 3 hours ago 16,240 Views 37 Comments
Image: PA
Image: PA
MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTS IN a concentrated area of south Dublin could have adverse effects on the M50 and Luas in the area, according to the State’s planning watchdog.
The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has criticised a new draft county development plan prepared by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
The document states it will continue to facilitate the development of extensive lands in Ballyogan, Carrickmines, Kiltiernan, Glenamuck and Cherrywood.
By Terry W. Hartle Correspondent
Books about efforts to retrieve family treasure stolen during the Holocaust follow a familiar arc. A descendant embarks on a long and frustrating journey to regain the heirloom and eventually, against long odds, succeeds. âThe Lady in Goldâ by Anne-Marie OâConnor â the story of Maria Altmannâs efforts to recover Gustav Klimtâs portrait of her ancestor, Adele Bloch-Bauer â is a perfect example.Â
But as Menachem Kaiser reminds us in âPlunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure,â these stories do not always have neat or happy conclusions.Â
Growing up in Toronto, Kaiser never met his Polish-born grandfather, the only member of his fatherâs family to survive the Holocaust. He understood that his grandfather had owned an apartment building, which he had been unable to reclaim after the war ended. Because Kaiserâs father shared very little family history, and the faded photo
Watchdog criticises plans to rezone land prone to flooding in several towns on Dingle peninsula
It also expressed concern that the council had failed to carry out proper flood risk assessment of other proposed rezoning of sites. By Seán McCárthaigh Wednesday 17 Feb 2021, 11:36 AM Feb 17th 2021, 11:36 AM 16,910 Views 8 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/D. Ribeiro
Image: Shutterstock/D. Ribeiro
PROPOSALS BY KERRY County Council to rezone lands prone to flooding in several towns on the Dingle Peninsula have been criticised by the State’s planning watchdog.
The Office of the Planning Regulator has called on the council to justify its proposed changes to the draft local area plan for the Corca Dhuibhne area as it claimed sites in Castlegregory, Castlemaine and Dingle are being zoned for “highly vulnerable uses” in flood ris