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Mon 08 Aug 2001Labour to oppose new planning chargeThe Labour Party will fight "tooth and nail" any proposals to impose a charge on citizens commenting on or objecting to a planning application, according to Labour's Environment Spokesperson, Mr Eamon Gilmore."From the 1st January next anyone who wishes to object to any aspect of a planning application will have to pay a fee of £16. This new charge is the brainchild of Environment Minister Noel Dempsey.