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Proposed turf ban allows gifting or sharing between families and neighbours

Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has indicated there will be an allowance within the draft regulations for people to continue to burn turf in rural areas where there is not a risk of pollution. The proposed ban on the commercial sale of turf will also exempt gifting or sharing between families or neighbours. This will apply in areas with a population of under 500 people.…

TD welcomes solar panels planning exemptions

The environmental report and draft regulation regarding the planning exemptions of solar panel installations are expected to be published shortly after a four-week public consultation. This comes as exemptions to install solar panels on the roofs of farm buildings are expected by the end of June. The derogation means that planning permission would no longer be required for larger installations of solar panels on residential rooftops, schools, community centres and…

Call for discussions on solar panel bill

There’s been an urgent call for discussions surrounding a Green Party Bill on solar panels. The bill is set to change the country’s landscape by introducing exemptions to planning regulations in order for solar panels to be installed on public buildings without planning permission. According to Senator Pauline O’Reilly “planning laws that restrict the use of solar panels on schools, farms and community buildings have all but stopped development…