Following his objection to the more than 300 dwellings that were proposed on a land adjacent to his house, Roderic O’Gorman has supported the Green Party’s housing spokesperson, reports Breaking News.
Francis Noel Duffy, the Dublin TD, reportedly justified his objection by citing overlooking, height, and congestion.
Planning clearance was given for the dwelling unit; however, Mr. Duffy opposed to the proposal, claiming that the development “overlooks our kitchen.”
According to Mr. O’Gorman, it is “legitimate” for someone to protest a request for planning authorisation if it violates the guidelines, reports Breaking News.
On Saturday morning, Dublin South-West candidate Mr. Duffy was supposed to go to a Green Party doorstep in Dublin with fellow party members, but he failed to show up.
Mr O’Gorman said: “Francis last night made a political call that his time is best spent for two weeks out, knocking on the doors in his own constituency. The Green Party has done a huge amount to advance the construction of more housing in this country via the introduction of cost rental, be it the focus on getting vacant homes renovated and put in place the financial supports, and indeed, removing the attempt to derail the land hoarding tax earlier this year. In his submission on this planning application, Francis is very clear, he supported the building of houses on that particular location. What he did flag though was that he believed that the planning application didn’t meet with the local area plan,” reports Breaking News.
“We’ve a planning system in this country where development plans and local area plans, they’re gone through in great detail by local authorities. They set out where houses are built and what type of housing should be built, and that’s the right way,” reports Breaking News.
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