'Garden homes might seem promising, but could negatively impact vulnerable individuals and families'

Kya deLongchamps has reservations regarding proposed changes to Irish planning law in its current form

An unfettered run on garden homes might seem promising, but it is highly likely in many cases to negatively impact vulnerable individuals and families within a very short time, says Kya deLongchamps. File picture

The exemption for 45sq m backyard dwellings has not passed into law and is still misted in hearsay and political wrangles. I hope it will be trimmed, tailored and tightly managed with logical conditions. 

People desperate for homes are being let down badly by limp government policy and systemic greed.