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Athlone Chamber of Commerce has criticised the planning process in relation to the proposed Chinatown development this week, despite it getting planning permission in just seven months.

Planning applications for housing developments in the county continue to decline, the planning SPC heard on Monday.

A 17th century, listed building has suffered irreparable damage following works that were carried out to the premises without planning permission.

Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh has described the requirement for farmers in SAC areas to get planning permission for putting up a sheep fence under the Sheep Fencing Grant Scheme as stark, raving mad.

The members of the Ballina Electoral Area this week called on the council to look again at a planning application for four wind turbines that is scheduled to be turned down for permission by the council.

The issue of a takeaway restaurant in Castlebar operating outside the remit of its planning permission raised its head again at the June meeting of Castlebar Town Council. Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne raised the issue as there was an application on the planning list for the retention planning permission for a premises on New Antrim Street, Castlebar. Cllr Kilcoyne queried what was the situation with the application; acting town clerk Nora Coyne told the meeting that the application had been refused.

There was disagreement among the elected members of the Belmullet electoral area committee and the planning section of Mayo County Council this week over the need for planning permission for a development in the area. The disagreement surrounded the application of John and Martina Cafferkey to retain an animal shelter, hardstanding, and an access road at Shragraddy, Bangor Erris, Ballina, Co Mayo.

A High Court judge has described as "very difficult to understand" Galway County Council's grant of planning permission for "a substantial housing estate outside Kinvara village on a blind corner, on a main road to Ballyvaughan and the Burren area".

A city councillor and a number of residents’ associations strongly opposed to a proposed development at Millar’s Lane have hit out at the unfairness of a section of the Planning and Development Act 2000 which allows An Bord Pleanala to “favour developers” and guide them to getting approval.

James Stephen’s GAA club has been informed that An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for the development of the Kells Rd site as a site for the proposed new GAA club with revised conditions.