Introduction
The recent change in fortunes for Ireland and of the rest of the world has essentially paused all current development work that would have been envisaged in the not too distant past. Whilst the Forum has continued to support appropriate development it considers the positive of this hiatus in development as an opportunity to revisit the plans of the past and to put measures in place to ensure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated. While some mistakes have been made throughout Fingal, it is no different to the rest of the country which has also seen inappropriate development of finite resources to the detriment of local communities. The Forum also sees the tremendous work carried out by Fingal County Council in difficult circumstances where it managed one of the fastest growing areas in Ireland and Europe in maintaining the character and history of Fingal from the threat of bland, mainstream housing development. This recession gives the Council an opportunity to ensure that new developments meet the highest of environmental standards while always maintaining the character of the area they are sited. In our submission we outline our comments and desires for the County and look forward in participating in the ongoing development debate until Spring 2011.
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