Planning

Planning rules are ‘inimical to the common good’, IPI warns

The Irish Planning Institute says the government’s recent ‘developer-led’ changes have undermined the public’s confidence in the planning process

The IPI has said new rules created by the government, which have paved the way for developers to build high-rise towers and were created to foster more build-to-rent housing, should be repealed. Picture: Getty

Changes to the planning system in the past four years have created “a developer-led process that is inimical to the common good” and undermined public confidence in planning decisions, the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) has warned.

In a submission as part of the planning legislation review, the body that represents planners said new rules created by government, that have paved the way for developers to build high-rise towers and were created to foster more build-to-rent ...