Galway Bay FM
17 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are calls for additional planning resources to be allocated to Galway County Council.
Galway East TD Sean Canney says the Local Authority’s planning capabilities need to be reviewed as part of a wider assessment of the planning process nationally.
It come as the Office of the Planning Regulator has announced a review of resources in each council across the country.
With an average of 400 planning applications per annum, the county Galway planning office is one of the busiest nationwide.
Deputy Canney argues that despite this, the office has a very small number of planners who are working under increased pressure.
Plans to rezone flood-prone lands at Naas spark concern Planning watchdog calls on Kildare council to re-evaluate findings for proposed rezoning
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The regulator said three sites near the Millennium Park business park earmarked for rezoning for enterprise use should be removed
The State’s planning watchdog has expressed concern that Kildare County Council is proposing to rezone several parcels of undeveloped lands on the outskirts of Naas that are prone to flooding.
The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) claims proposals in the council’s new draft local area plan for Naas to rezone lands for housing and industrial use in a number of locations identified as high-risk flood areas are premature.
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