MAJOR CHANGE TO CITY COUNCIL PLANNING PROCESS

Date Published: 17-Jan-2008

Galway city council is to introduce a new validation process for all planning applicationsThe aim is to validate all applications within twenty four hours of receiptThe planning department now has a Validation Officer whose sole responsibility will be validating applicationsCllr Michael Crowe has welcomed this addition to the planning department, saying at the moment it can take from four to six weeks to validate an application