Spatial plan bids to drive forward development

PLANS to ease housing and traffic congestion in Dublin and revitalise regional centres will be published by the Government today.

The controversial spatial strategy, kept secret until after the general election and Nice Treaty referendum, is an attempt to recast economic and social development for the first time in the State’s history.

The plans will delight political, business and community leaders in the 15 towns newly designated for investment, and disappoint others not cited for major development.