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Battle of the Bungalows

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2001 / November 19 2001: Battle of the Bungalows

Rising house prices, greater car ownership and availability of land have prompted many people to opt out of the urban property market and instead build their own homes in rural areas. But 'bungalow culture' has now sparked a major row between planning and conservation experts who are against one-off housing in rural areas and the Minister for Rural Development Eamon O'Cuiv, who argues that people should have a right to build houses in rural districts.

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