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Permission for €650 million Shannon LNG facility refused by An Bord Pleanála

An Bord Pleanála said it would not be appropriate to proceed with any liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Ireland

‘Not acceptable’: Aldi takes aim at An Bord Pleanála over planning delays

Supermarket has commissioned a report to show the impact of delays in processing appeals against its planning permissions for new stores

Mayo forestry project stalled by concerns over road safety

Transport Infrastructure Ireland has objected the planned truck entrance to the site in Corranun near Ballyhaunis

Wetherspoons appeals decision blocking ‘Berlin Wall’-like sound barrier around Dublin pub

Proposal attracted complaints, with parents of children attending a nearby crèche comparing the structure to ‘the Great Wall of China’

Crisis at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport noise quota would ‘far exceed’ that for Heathrow

Expert warns new system to replace night-time cap on flights will result in overall noise increase, and lacks extra controls which exist for London airports

Former DPP solicitor to replace Oonagh Buckley as chair of troubled planning authority

Peter Mullan joined An Bord Pleanála in January from Department of Justice

Planning authority to pay up to €550 for each land hoarding tax appeal processed to clear backlog

Over 500 urgent appeals contesting the must be reviewed by An Bord Pleanála in the next two months

Bonkers bureaucracy

Bonkers Bureaucracy: Mica misery; taping over cracks; size matters

The Business Post takes aim at the macro and micro crippling inefficiencies and inconsistencies in administration that are holding Ireland back

‘Ethical standards in public life matter’: Bord Pleanála deputy chair Paul Hyde jailed for 2 months

Hyde lodged an appeal and the matter is now likely to go to the circuit court

Former Bord Pleanála deputy chair sentenced to two months in jail

Paul Hyde is pursuing an appeal after being sentenced

Former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála pleads guilty to failing to declare property interests

Paul Hyde’s barrister asked judge to consider not recording a conviction but was told this ‘would be optimistic’

Oonagh Buckley profile: the outspoken civil servant who now will lead Environment at ‘critical’ moment

The former chair of the An Bord Pleanála ruffled feathers in her last role and has now been chosen to lead a crucial department

An Bord Pleanála chair to take up new role with Department of the Environment

Oonagh Buckley, who assumed her role as interim chairperson amid a fraught period for the planning authority, has been appointed Secretary General to Eamon Ryan’s department

Developers: paying off locals is just ‘cost of doing business’

Our survey of leading construction firms in Ireland reveals the scale of hidden deals aimed at removing objections to new homes

Blanchardstown Centre put up for sale - reports

Goldman Sachs has attached a guide price of €725 million

Bar of Ireland responds to An Bord Pleanála chair’s ‘activist judges’ remarks

Oonagh Buckley made the comments about two unnamed judges at an Oireachtas committee in April

Pushback against ‘cosmetic exercise’ of renaming Bord Pleanála

Staff union Fórsa, TDs and the Oireachtas Housing Committee have said the move would be costly, humiliating and unnecessary

How Ireland is teetering on the brink with power, water and housing all near breaking point

Major acceleration is needed if Ireland is to deliver the critical infrastructure in the €165bn National Development Plan

Government to ‘fix’ land hoarding tax to remove threat to farmers - Taoiseach

The tax of 3 per cent per year is designed to release thousands of acres of zoned housing land and has been subject to backlash from farmers

Irish auction set to be world’s most expensive for offshore wind energy

The price tag is expected to be close to €150 per megawatt hour, which is three times more expensive than the latest sale in Scotland and far higher than other European countries