Housing chiefs call for crackdown on objections to new homes and infrastructure

Major players in the housing sector have called on the Government to get tough with objectors to housing and infrastructure projects, saying there should be a social stigma associated with objections to developments that serve the "greater good".

The chief executive of the State's Land Development Agency (LDA), John Coleman, raised concerns about a “cultural phenomenon” in Ireland that sees judicial reviews taken against major housing and infrastructure projects.

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