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The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello has accepted
the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) overall Planning Achievement
Award 2010.
The award was presented to the City Council for the Phibsborogh/Mountjoy
Local Area Plan which was prepared jointly by the City Council
and consultants Paul Keogh Architects and John Spain Associates.
The Lord Mayor said - "In being honoured with this award
is a fitting recognition of the commitment, enthusiasm and
skill - together with the dynamic vision - that they brought
to bear in the preparation of this plan for the betterment
of the community of Phibsborough."
In accepting the IPI
award, the Lord Mayor acknowledged the commitment and professionalism
of the City Council’s Planning Department, led by Michael
Stubbs, Assistant City Manager and the project team led by
John O’Hara with Margaret Coyle and Vivienne Byrne. Also,
the Dublin City Planning Officer, Dick Gleeson and Acting
Executive Manager, Jim Keogan and the Area Manager, Charlie
Lowe, who played a critical role liaising with Councillors
in the area and the local community.
The Lord Mayor added - "I welcome the fact that a local
monitoring group will be established from within the community
to participate in the active process of the implementation
of the LAP and we all look forward to seeing its objectives
and vision realised for the benefit of the local community
and the city as a whole in the coming years."
This is the first statutory Local Area Plan adopted by the
City Council and sets a very high standard and has increased
the understanding and acceptance of the benefits of local
area planning in creating sustainable communities.
The extent of involvement of the local community and local
interest groups was particularly important in preparation
of the Local Area Plan and resulted in a strong sense of ownership
within the community of the Plan.
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