Once it was revealed that Damien English failed to declare his ownership of a house when applying for planning permission under local needs, it was clear that he had no choice but to tender his resignation as Minister of State, writes sineadspain
The Assessment is required by anyone applying for a one-off house in a rural area in the county and is laid down in the County Development Plan.
Fast forward 14 years and Damien English has been forced to resign as a Minister of State after it emerged on The Ditch website that he was the owner of another house in Castlemartin, a fact which would have precluded him from qualifying under local needs. The Meath County Development Plan 2007-2013 was drawn up against the backdrop of unprecedented growth in home building in the county during the Celtic Tiger years.
Each county has its own version of the assessment but the Meath rules state clearly that the applicant should not own another property.
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