Cross-border planning co-operation ‘can create prosperity’

Cross-border co-operation on planning issues could bring economic and social prosperity, it was claimed yesterday.

Northern Ireland Environment Minister, Alex Attwood, said there should be greater collaboration between Belfast and Dublin to develop an all-island approach to health, roads, water and waste.

“An all-island spatial strategy may be a ‘no-go zone’ for some — however, I believe it is the best future for us all. In the absence of this, we have duplication, less cohesion, less impact, more cost,” he said.