Planning An Bord Pleanála to stamp down planning delays by ‘middle of this year’Despite ‘huge’ state resourcing, the planning authority has been slow in clearing backlog due to a surge in complex decisions
Planning New An Bord Pleanála chief executive confirmedCurrent An Bord Pleanála chair will become the first chief executive of An Coimisiún Pleanála
Housing Councils need to ‘open up’ development plans to zone more land for housing - O’Brien The housing minister plans to write to all local authorities in the coming weeks following moves by councils that dezoned land for 100,000 homes near Dublin
Planning Completion of senior barrister’s probe into An Bord Pleanála delayed for a fourth timeThe planning authority said the investigation of 300 case decisions will be presented to the chairperson next month
Courts Questions in Glenveagh’s €8m alleged shakedown case require ‘deeper investigation’Mr Justice Richard Humphreys said that the developer’s case - which the defendants failed to have struck out - is ‘not manifestly unfounded’
Planning Supreme Court upholds block on plans for 1,600 apartments in Drumcondra Court ruled that An Bord Pleanála failed to properly consider whether the €602 million project would harm the protected structure on the Holy Cross College site
Housing Housebuilding ‘surges’ as developers rush to avail of levies waiverA new report by Goodbody has shown apartment building in Ireland has doubled year-on-year in the first three months of 2024
Dublin Council moves to revamp Dublin’s Ambassador Theatre into 900-seat concert venueLocal authority has begun initial engagement with operators of historic building on Parnell Square
Planning Eamon Waters secures planning for 50 extra rooms at Grafton HotelGrafton Hotel investment firm was also granted permission for 11 apartments - which the council said cannot be used as short-term lets
Planning Dunnes’ Crumlin carpark plans at odds with citywide strategy to reduce car use, says NTA Retailer’s planned 400-space car park, which forms part of the redevelopment of its Crumlin location, has already faced backlash from city planners
Planning RWE wins approval for Fahy Beg windfarm following appealRWE Renewables says the Clare development could power up to 25,000 homes annually
Planning More than 1,300 homes in Donabate given green light after residents’ voteTwo thirds of locals at a meeting voted to back the project after the developer made a number of concessions
Planning Delayed probe into An Bord Pleanála pushed out to AprilLorna Lynch’s report into the planning authority into a was due to be published before the end of 2023
Aviation Simon Harris ‘instinctively supportive’ of lifting Dublin Airport passenger cap Fine Gael minister said there was a ‘strong case’ for raising the cap, citing concerns for the future of the economy
Commercial Development Can we fix it? Yes we can – Law Society offers solution to historic planning issues in Planning Bill The representative body calls for legal recognition of a new class of established non-conforming development
Hospitality Hilton to open western Europe’s first Home2 Suites property in Dublin next year The property, situated at the site of Telephone House on Marlborough St, will mark the first appearance of the Home2 Suites brand in western Europe
Planning Renewables firm RES plans further Irish solar projectsRenewable energy company is tapping into the opportunity presented by the government’s aim to have 8GW of solar energy by 2030
Planning Plans lodged for €100 million solar farm in Kildare EEL Mullacash Solar wants to build a solar farm on a 318 acre site outside Naas that would produce 105MW of renewable power
Planning Dunnes and council in stand-off over Crumlin Shopping Centre parkingThe supermarket wants to develop the vacant shopping centre and retain 400 parking spaces, but the council said it would only allow 114
Planning Malcolm Noonan dismisses claim that planning body was ignored when drafting new lawsThe junior housing minister was responding to claims by the Irish Planning Institute, which said it had been ‘given little regard’ on law reform