what a complete load of arse, all these problems have been created by the slow, bureaucratic responses of the government departments involved. politicos seem to give the impression that developers, apply for and get permission, and then build an estate in about 2 weeks. nobody could see this coming, it's all the fault of the greedy developers (boooo).Speaking in Dublin today party housing spokesman Ciarán Cuffe said: "We will end the culture of development-led planning, which has left many communities without the basic amenities of schools, hospitals and access to public transport.'' (1)
as anybody with an eye in their head could tell you the time from planning application to even the start of construction takes at least months and possibly years. they can be seen coming. even the much shorter period from getting permission to construction lasts at the very least a month.
even when the estates are built the basic amenities are still not provided, how can you blame developers for that? the primary school in the town where i work has been gathering pre-fabs for the past few years. surely the shock of estates appearing out of nowhere should have been overcome by now and new buildings provided?
one of the ''solutions'' that i've heard mentioned is for planning permission to be withheld until facilities are built. a marvellous plan i'm sure save for the massive retraction in the number of houses built while we wait for the government to get the finger out. it's pretty amazing that developers and builders are made out to be the bad guy because they do what they do (i.e build things) well. apparently not allowed to show up government
(1) in fairness the greens are not the only ones who talk this crap, the article just happened to be about the greens. hardly matters now of course, unless bertie decides he needs their support.
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