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Development Plans

[IT] New Dublin city draft plan puts a halt to rezoning of land for housing

Don’t Forget to get your submissions in before the 12th March. Need a Planner try The Irish Planning Institute Planner Search NO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has been released for public consultation. Assistant city manager Michael Stubbs said...

Dublin City Draft Development Plan – Officially on Display

The new Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is officially on display now, with public consultation open. Written submissions will can be made up until 4:40PM on Friday, 12thMarch 2010. All submissions or observations received during the above time period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Dublin City Development Plan...

Fingal – First draft of Plan due next March

FINGAL’S new County Development Plan must be agreed by April 2011 with the first draft expected to go on public display next March. Councillors met last week to begin the next phase of the preparation of the Plan following on from the initial round of public consultation during the summer. Public representatives play an important...

Local area plan to be completed

A LONG-awaited local area plan for Rivermeade in St Margaret’s will be completed by the middle of next year, according to Fingal County Council. Cllr Tom Kelleher (Lab) put a motion to a meeting of the Balbriggan/Swords Area Committee last week asking for an update on the RV1 or rural village plan. The council’s planning...