Fast-track housing scheme could set ‘dangerous precedent’
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has opted to renew the Strategic Housing Development, but the Irish Planning Institute and others have warned strongly against it
The country’s fast-track housing scheme could set a “dangerous precedent” for future construction policy, the Irish Planning Institute has warned.
The fast-track process, known as the Strategic Housing Development (SHD), was put in place in 2017 as a measure to help speed up the delivery of large-scale residential developments. It is a central pillar of the government‘s Rebuilding Ireland housing plan and allows builders of more than 100 properties to go...
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