The Green Party has called for an end to ministerial interference in the development plan process. The party made the call at the launch of its urban development policy.
Planning spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe said corruption and rezoning had imposed a terrible cost on new communities, and now was the time to reclaim planning for the people.
The party called for the setting up of a new land-use and planning agency, which would co-ordinate transport investment with planning policies.
It also called for communities to be placed at the heart of the planning process.
Cllr Chris O'Leary, Urban Development spokesperson, described the policy as the single most important entity to ensure that the future needs of communities are met in a manner that will benefit residents, businesses and the environment.
Former MEP Patricia McKenna said: 'The development of our city must fully involve ordinary people and those expected to live in new developments as well as those who have lived there for generations.
'That is why we're proposing a new National Planning Advisory Agency as a counter balance to the Strategic Infrastructure Bill.'
