Planning system overhaul will be ‘very lucrative’ for law firms – Bord Pleanála chair

Oonagh Buckley, interim chairperson of An Bord Pleanála, has said upcoming changes to planning rules in Ireland will make life “very lucrative” for solicitors in Ireland who target judicial reviews to make money from the state.

A new Planning and Development Bill 2022 is currently being progressed by the government, which will be the first overhaul of the planning laws in more than 20 years. The new Bill is being brought forward following a large ...