Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion

1:30 pm

Ms Karen Kenny:

Objective No. 7 is a general national target that 40% would be within existing built-up areas. We propose a higher target for cities than we do for other settlements, however, on the basis that cities have a larger footprint and are likely to offer more opportunity in terms of brown-field sites and in-fill land.