Putting an end to urban sprawl

Donal Hickey looks at how we can protect Irish villages

Putting an end to urban sprawl

IT was about time someone in power moved to protect villages and small towns around the country which have already been engulfed by overdevelopment in the past 15 years.

The character of many once-homely places has been ruined. Without forward planning we’ve the spectre of large housing estates sprouting up in totally unsuitable locations without the necessary services, including water, sewerage and roads.

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