The aim behind the blog is to chronicle all the happens of spatial planning in Ireland from a students perspective in the hope of somehow helping people understand planning in Ireland even a small bit better!
Daily archive Mar 22, 2010

[IT]Further section of M9 between Dublin and Waterford opens

ANOTHER MILESTONE in the development of the Republic’s motorway network takes place this morning with the opening of the Knocktopher to Waterford section of the M9. This new section of motorway allows for improved access to and from the city of Waterford via the new N25 Waterford city bypass at the southern end of the...

Gorey plan to ‘dezone’ over 250 acres

It will be interesting to see how much opposition will be put up against the de-zoning. Looking forward to reading the Draft Gorey Development Plan, a summary will be provided here at dt106ers.com. MORE THAN 250 acres of land zoned for residential or commercial development around Gorey, Co Wexford, in 2002 is to be “dezoned”...

[IT] Call for ‘inadequate’ river basin plans to be deferred

IRELAND’S WATER protection strategy is “full of leaks”, an alliance of environmental groups said in advance of World Water Day today, which is dedicated by the UN to the theme of water quality. The Sustainable Water Network (Swan), comprising 24 national and local environmental organisations, has called on Minister for the Environment John Gormley to...