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Unifrom Planning Standards

  • 30-09-2007 9:58pm
    #1
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,248 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    This is regards some stuff on these boards (mainly the sight distance thread that was on here awhile ago) do people think we need more concrete planning standards?

    I have a condition in a planning application that is unreal. Its to do with sight distances and we have applied NRA standards to a non national road i.e is way over designed and we have been conditioned to bring the standards even higher.

    To me it seems crazy and was just wondering what people think


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Achieving uniform planning standards is akin to Ian Paisley kissing the pope :eek:


  • #3
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,248 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    muffler wrote:
    Achieving uniform planning standards is akin to Ian Paisley kissing the pope :eek:

    It would seem that way but it shouldnt be.

    Standards exist be it for drainage (GDSDS) that work but have only been accepted by certain councils (other councils use it when it suits them).

    To identical developments (you know what I mean) in two different counties should either get permsion or be rejected on the same grounds.


  • #4
    paulocon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭paulocon


    kearnsr,

    I think that it is probably fair enough that individual counties draw up their development plans but I completely agree that regulations should be across the board. Like you say, it seems daft that something that is ok in one county is not allowed in another....

    Can't see things changing in this respect in the near future however


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,248 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    paulocon wrote:

    Can't see things changing in this respect in the near future however

    Thats the bring problem and I put it down to the age profile of county councils and influence some people have over the plannig process.

    I would a truley independent planning process. Might happen in my life time!


  • #6
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    If I even began to give examples of where consistency has gone out of the window I would be posting here for the rest of the year. Its not only the variance that exists between different councils its the different attitudes and opinions adopted by individual planners - some times off their own bat and on most occasions as a result of political "intervention".

    However there are technical standards that should be adhered to on a national basis but that simply is not the case with most councils.


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  • #7
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,248 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    muffler wrote:

    However there are technical standards that should be adhered to on a national basis but that simply is not the case with most councils.


    But how hard would it to be to adopt these standards?

    The GDSDS for example. While its basis is for the greater Dublin Area its principle should be adopted nation wide.


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