He added, "I'm not against a bit of nostalgia, but don't let it become a planning policy."
These are referred to in local and regional planning policies.
There are some civic leaders, indeed, who say they have yet to see any planning policy at all coming from City Hall.
"I'm not aware that they have a planning policy and that's a little frightening."
They fear Government's new planning policies would put the interests of big business over the local community and their environment.
I can see why the Government wants to streamline planning policy - not least to make the system more accessible to the public.
Many proponents of the car-free movement see the planning policy as a positive move forward.
A Green Belt around the city will remain an important planning policy.
Irish planning policy has been the subject of much debate between academics and political parties.
A European planning policy does not therefore seem sensible to us.