Ireland round-up: Significant new water supply project proposed; 16,000 social homes target won’t be met

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 21 November-27 November, 2015
Significant new water supply project proposed
Irish Water is proposing to build a major new 165-kilometre pipeline that would pump water from the River Shannon to provide a new supply for Dublin and the Midlands.
The Planner
Project Wave granted permission for first phase for docklands
The first phase of one of the largest new developments planned for Dublin’s docklands has been granted permission under the city council’s new fast-track planning scheme.
Irish Times
16,000 social homes target won’t be met
The government will miss its target to provide almost 16,000 homes to families on council waiting lists, according to a commentator.
Independent
Plans to open drive-thru McDonald’s next to three schools dropped following protests
Plans to open a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in Greystones Co Wicklow close to three schools have been dropped after protests from parents and the threat of legal action over the permission granted by An Bord Pleanala.
Independent
Vote puts Phibsborough shopping centre plan in doubt
The sale and redevelopment of the 1960s Phibsborough shopping centre is back in the melting pot after Dublin city councillors decided not to approve a masterplan for the suburb which will now have to be modified.
Irish Times
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