Planning Two more senior members of An Bord Pleanála leave planning bodyDeparture of Michelle Fagan and resignation of Maria Fitzgerald comes amid a backlog of cases at the state agency
Companies High Court quashes Abbott’s planning application for €10 million facility expansionUS healthcare and life sciences company had aimed to expand its infant formula manufacturing facility on the Cavan-Monaghan border
Planning Campaigners say objectors taking judicial reviews have been subject to a ‘toxic narrative’The Irish Environmental Network said new planning laws will create a ‘cat’s cradle’ of obstacles for public objections
Housing An Bord Pleanála should not be fined for missing deadlines, state body saysOffice of the Planning Regulator says ‘there needs to be a better way’ of holding planning authority accountable than asking it to pay fines to developers for missing mandatory decision-making timelines
Housing Number of new homes started falls by double digits as building slowsThe building slowdown was most pronounced in the second half of 2022, with 12,800 units commenced, a 16 per cent fall from the same period in 2021
Business Post's View Editorial: Government needs to prove it can respond to the housing crisisThe Minister for Housing is promising an overhaul of the planning process and a new Bord Pleanála, but he needs to ensure that this is not merely a rejigging and rebranding of the current system
Housing Almost 60% of fast-track housing applications in 2022 yet to be decided on by An Bord PleanálaA major backlog has developed within the planning authority that means almost 29,000 housing units submitted under the Strategic Housing Development process are still awaiting a decision
Construction Revealed: Developers’ success in 90% of fire safety casesThe Business Post discovered that among fire safety conditions removed by An Bord Pleanála on appeal were car park sprinklers, certain smoke vents and occupancy limits
Business Post's View Judicial review process in clear need of a complete overhaul The current expensive and sluggish planning laws allow critical infrastructure and housing developments to be held up for years
Planning Planning system set for radical overhaul under new legislationConsolidated Planning Bill aims to speed up An Bord Pleanála process and reduce the number of judicial review challenges
Planning Housing Minister warned of risk in replacing Bord Pleanála membersIrish Planning Institute raises concern over future technical and environmental expertise at troubled organisation
Morning Headlines Warning over appointing new Bord Pleanála members; Indeed Ireland’s billion-euro yearThe stories you need to read this morning from the worlds of business, politics and current affairs
Pharma Eli Lilly’s investment in new biopharma plant will be at least €1.2 billionAmount that US pharma giant is investing in Limerick facility is much more than originally thought, as scale and fit-out of campus emerges
Planning An Bord Pleanála chairman Dave Walsh resigns on ‘personal grounds’It comes following months of controversy at the planning body
Politics New law to cut delays and red tape on planning applicationsSweeping reforms expected in upcoming bill include shorter deadlines for An Bord Pleanála decisions and changes to judicial review rules
Planning Planning permission for Galway Ring Road to be quashed on climate grounds Decision is the latest delay to the €600 million project after An Bord Pleanála failed to take account of the state’s new climate action plan
Planning An Bord Pleanála delays outsourcing plans after union warning of ‘discord’Fórsa criticised the planning board for attempting to hire external advisers to provide advice to its audit and risk committee
Planning Irish Planning Institute calls on Housing Minister to urgently resource An Bord Pleanála Letter follows months of controversy at body amid number of ongoing probes
Planning Fórsa criticises Bord Pleanála plans to outsource governance servicesTrade union claims move to hire external advisors at embattled planning body would create ‘serious personal discord’ and ‘alienate’ staff from board
Planning Scotland’s former legal director to head up planning regulator’s review into Bord Pleanála Office of the Planning Regulator to examine procedures around governance, identification, conflicts of interest, and allocation of cases
