Roche: Rural planning needs balance
He revealed he got a “vituperative” e-mail accusing him of destroying scenic Ireland, one week after he published special planning guidelines for windfarms.
He also told the Select Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Local Government his grant scheme for individual householders installing solar panels ran into difficulty this year when some local authorities demanded people first obtain planning permission for the panels, the cost of which was greater than the grant available.
