Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Noel Cahill:
The national planning framework allows greenfield development and it would be interesting to know the date on the balancing of greenfield and brownfield development. The target is 50% each for greenfield and brownfield development. My sense is we would probably be doing well to achieve 50% brownfield development. It is also important to consider the type of greenfield development.
The greenfield also can be more or less compact. One can try to get more compact, good, new urban development that is well linked with public transport, walking, cycling and so forth.
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