An Bord Pleanála has told the local authority to remove two sites owned by Roadstone and a religious order from its residential-zoned land tax map. The Council is still in the process of reviewing and updating multiple local area plans.
Locals are pushing for redevelopment of the long-vacant site of the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel. An Bord Pleanála documents show they may be waiting for some time more.
Opposition politicians have branded it a joke, but the Zoned Land Tax of 3% is the equivalent of a 60% income tax rate on lands ready for housing. However, it could be damaged by the new tool telling local authorities how many houses they need.
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