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20 hours agoAmy Molloy: How a massive dream home in rural Co Meath ended up as 'a costly pile of rubble'
A planning dispute led to the demolition of a house intended for a family in Co Meath.
Doc Martin star Martin Clunes has lost his four-year planning dispute to prevent a permanent Travellers' site from being established adjacent to his Dorset home. The Wuthering Heights actor, alongside several neighbours in Beaminster, had vocally opposed the proposals put forward by Theo Langton and Ruth McGill.
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A planning row over the development of 55 apartments at a protected structure in a south Dublin suburb has resulted in dozens of residents submitting objections due to concerns about child safety, traffic and the impact on local creches and schools. South Dublin County Council granted permission to Emmaville Ltd, a joint venture between Tipperary building firm Clancy Construction and Cork property developers Lyonshall Ltd, for the construction of an apartment block at Scholarstown House on Scholarstown Road in Dublin 16 last month.
On Friday, Beijing's foreign affairs ministry said the delay went "entirely against the UK's commitments and previous remarks about improving China-UK relations". Downing Street said it did not "recognise any claims of commitments or assurances", adding that the planning process was independent of ministers. Asked about the latest delay on Friday, Beijing's ministry of foreign affairs accused the UK of "constantly complicating and politicizing the matter".
The parents of Olympic medal-winner Annalise Murphy have successfully contested a preliminary judgment against them regarding unauthorized structures on their property.