Concerns raised bill will block communities seeking reviews of planning decisions

 Kate Corcoran and Linda Fitzpatrick of Chase protesting at the oral hearing into the proposed incinerators for Ringaskiddy in 2009. A new Bill would prevent groups like Chase from taking judicial reviews over planning decisions.

Concerns have been raised about a new planning bill by Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (Chase), the community group that blocked a toxic waste incinerator from being built in Ringaskiddy.

Linda Fitzpatrick of Chase said that some measures in the proposed Planning and Development Bill will make it almost impossible for communities to engage fully in the planning process.