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Rural housing law court challenge | Rural housing law court challenge |
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A judicial review into the controversial legislation limiting building in the countryside has begun at the High Court in Belfast. | |
The challenge over PPS 14s has been brought by Omagh District Council, and is supported by Armagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Moyle and Strabane councils. | |
The government announced last year that almost all new plans for single rural dwellings would not be considered. | The government announced last year that almost all new plans for single rural dwellings would not be considered. |
The restrictions were welcomed by environmentalists. | The restrictions were welcomed by environmentalists. |
They said the PPS 14 law prevented a bungalow blitz. | They said the PPS 14 law prevented a bungalow blitz. |
The then planning minister, Lord Rooker, said that the measures were designed to save the countryside. | The then planning minister, Lord Rooker, said that the measures were designed to save the countryside. |
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