Green Party calls time on rezonings at City West as South Dublin County Council finalises its Development Plan

The Green Party has called for an end to controversial rezonings as South Dublin County Council finalises its Development Plan tomorrow Wednesday 10 and on Thursday 11 November. The Party has criticised developers who are creating facts on the ground in advance of this Development Plan review process.

Green Party Planning spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe TD said today that, "Good planning means zoning the right land for the right uses at the right time. I don't believe that the rezonings being proposed as part of the review of the South Dublin Development Plan are in the best interest of the wider community."

"The Green Party does not believe that a massive Conference Centre is appropriate for west Dublin. Dublin's Conference Centre should be located within walking distance of the city centre. It should also be accessible by public transport. The last thing west Dublin needs is more traffic, more cars, and more car parks. Jim Mansfield's proposal is a third rate solution and should not be approved."

"I understand that South Dublin County Council agreed last December not to do business with those who breach the planning laws. It looks to me as though the rezoning is being proposed simply to solve Jim Mansfield's planning difficulties, and therefore goes against the letter and the spirit of the resolution," concluded Deputy Cuffe.

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