An Taisce report set to criticise planning authorities

All 34 of the country's City and County Planning Authorities will come under fire in a new report to be released later this morning.

An Taisce report set to criticise planning authorities

All 34 of the country's City and County Planning Authorities will come under fire in a new report to be released later this morning.

Each of the Authorities is graded in an academic style under eight criteria, including the percentage of vacant housing stock in a region - with nine scoring Fs, and C being the highest grade achieved.

An Taisce, which carried out this study, says the publication of the Mahon report has seen renewed calls for investigations into the planning matters of local authorities.

Former chairman of An Taisce, Charles Stanley-Smith, said there is no good news in the report.

"The best that we can come up with is three counties scoring a 'C'," he said.

"It's a generally very poor outlook on planning over the past 10 years."

more courts articles

DUP calls for measures to prevent Northern Ireland from becoming 'magnet' for asylum seekers DUP calls for measures to prevent Northern Ireland from becoming 'magnet' for asylum seekers
UK's Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, judge rules UK's Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, judge rules
Former prisoner given indefinite hospital order for killing Irishman in London Former prisoner given indefinite hospital order for killing Irishman in London

More in this section

Israel-Hamas conflict Trinity drops €200,000 fine against students’ union
Garda stock Garda hospitalised after being hit by car during armed incident in Dublin
Students with ADHD urged to fill prescriptions before exams due to shortages Students with ADHD urged to fill prescriptions before exams due to shortages
War_map
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited