So what is the National Planning Framework? It’s an
overarching blueprint, intended to give a clear strategy for where and how the
country is to be developed, built and connected over the next decade. One of
the country’s problems is the dominance of Dublin – it sucks in too much
investment, too many jobs, too many people. One of the goals of the NPF will be
to constrain development in Dublin and promote it elsewhere. A new planning
regulator will oversee the plan, allowing denser development in Dublin – to
prevent uncontrolled sprawl – while promoting alternative cities for growth,
including Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway.
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