More student beds than apartments given go ahead under fast-track system
Posted in Governance and administration on August 3rd, 2019 by steve
“More student accommodation spaces have been granted permission this year than any other type of housing under the ‘fast track’ planning system, according to a new report from An Bord Pleanála. Under the Strategic Housing Development system applications for schemes of more than 100 homes, or blocks of 200 student or co-living spaces, are made directly to the board, bypassing the local authority decision phase …” (more)
[Olivia Kelly, Irish Times, 3 August]
