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Planning system overhaul will see High Court judges asked to vet judicial reviews more strictly

Peter Burke, Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, said the government had initiated a two-pronged process to overhaul Ireland’s planning system

O’Brien and An Bord Pleanála face pressure to address concerns about official

Allegations of conflicts of interest made about the deputy chair of the planning board will be the subject of questions in the Oireachtas

Ian Guider: Sights could have been set so much higher for the Irish Glass Bottle site

The location close to the city centre could have held a Manhattan-style high-rise quarter

Underground carparks a possibility for the Phoenix Park

Chair of the Office of Public Works wants to address ‘dangerous’ situation where cars are being parked on footpaths and the sides of roads in the park

Councillor calls for removal of Kilternan site from Strategic Land Reserve designation

Large property players set to lose out if Green councillor and senior planners succeed in closing door on future development which they claim would result in ‘unsustainable urban sprawl’

Capital loss: There is no shortage of ambitious projects to improve Dublin for its citizens, but just why are so few of them being realised?

Proposals to improve Dublin tend to remain just that, leading to questions about the city council’s ability to deliver both big and small-ticket items

Kelly slams lack of progress on reform of Bord Pleanála

Labour leader said lack of ‘political will’ was the reason why only 36 of 101 recommendations had been implemented in six years since independent review

Cork Co Council told rezoning could leave landowners facing tax

Planning regulator said landowners in satellite towns could fall foul of vacant site tax due to overzealous residential zoning plan

Hotelier in Johnstown Estate container dispute seeks retention permission from An Bord Pleanála

Barry English, the owner of the four-star hotel, has appealed an order to remove containers blocking lodges on its grounds

EPA head: judicial reviews are a right, but must be speedier

Laura Burke has responded to the government’s plans to overhaul planning legislation to reduce the number of judicial reviews that can be taken

Minister orders Meath councillors to reverse rezoning of flood plains

Plans to authorise development in flood risk areas, including for housing elderly people, are to be shelved

Irish Life rebukes Limerick council over ‘negative’ plans for shopping centre

Life and pensions group criticised the local authority over a proposal to rezone a retail park it owns on the outskirts of Limerick city centre

DCC urged to demand Moore Street project is built within five years

Submissions, including from Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe, express concern about possible delay of redevelopment of historic site

Group opposing D3 build-to-rent scheme will not appeal court decision

Alfonso Bonilla and Rob Curley, two architects who objected to the residential project, said they decided not to pursue a judicial review after receiving legal advice on potentially onerous costs

O’Brien told to rethink plans for 15-storey tower in Dublin

The tycoon’s proposed structure at Grand Canal Quay has been given the thumbs-down by city planners

Dermot Lacey: Residents have no option but to object if developers insist on bad planning

Objectors are being accused of nimbyism and of blocking much-needed housing, but a lot of the time they have a point and deserve to be listened to

Citywest Hotel refused permission to stage public concerts

An Bord Pleanála said the owners failed to address concerns around potential traffic congestion

Ian Guider: Serial objectors don’t help in trying to solve the housing crisis

There’s a whiff of Nimbyism in the air, with numerous building projects being legally challenged on various – and often questionable – grounds. Has it become too easy to do so?

Council refuses planning permission for hotel development at Cobblestone pub

Marron Estates Ltd had applied to the Council for planning permission for a nine-storey hotel at 77-80 King Street North in Smithfield.

Historic Irish Yeast building in D2 could become café bar

The protected building, which dates from 1750, is now owned by the Doyle publican family who have applied to turn it into a café with apartments above