Letters to the Editor: Sensible planning laws needed 

Policy needs to be looked at from a more local level instead of being written by individuals who will never be affected by their one approach fits all policy

Planning policy in Ireland is making it impossible for young couples to build a home.

The Reality of Planning Policy in Ireland today and the difficulty young couples in their 30s are facing trying to build family homes.

Despite being fortunate enough to be in a position of being gifted family land to build our dream home, planning policy in Ireland is making this an impossibility. My partner of five years and I are both in our thirties and currently living in my parents’ house while we fight to get planning permission in the field next door. We live in private lane that has been in existence for well over 100 years, where my grand-parents and great-grandparents lived and raised their families. The lane in question and family farm has only one access point that joins a national road.