Planning Roughly 50 vacancies in An Bord Pleanála amid major overhaul of authorityDarragh O’Brien said 117 new posts within planning body have been agreed since, but later admitted around 40 per cent have yet to be filled
Planning O’Brien pledges to bring memo to cabinet on Donegal planning corruptionThe response by the minister for housing and local government to a Dáil question is the first time a timeline has been committed to on the long-delayed planning corruption report
Planning Former chief justice: Bid to slash planning red tape will actually slow down building processFrank Clarke claims Planning and Development Bill could lead to 'lengthy legal delays’ as cases are referred to European courts
Planning Dublin City Council green lights Larry Goodman’s Kildare Street office project Long-planned project will see former Kildare Street Hotel converted to a new interlinked office building
Planning Christmas deadline for controversial planning bill ‘ambitious’Oireachtas Housing Committee chair Steven Matthews says radical overhaul of planning system needs more time to get it right
Planning ‘Not acceptable’: Aldi takes aim at An Bord Pleanála over planning delaysSupermarket has commissioned a report to show the impact of delays in processing appeals against its planning permissions for new stores
Tourism Plans to revamp Cliffs of Moher trails expected to deliver annual revenues of €36m Redevelopment strategy includes plans for a ‘world class’ visitor attraction, the cost of which has not yet been disclosed
Post Script Post Script: Gongs schism, football boss kicks off, Ganley’s split decision, gold dust The Business Post team takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Planning Balbriggan residents kick back at proposed €251m housing scheme Project would see over 500 units added to the north Dublin area, which residents claim is already under-resourced
Housing Landmark planning legislation to be brought to Dáil ‘in the coming weeks’The bill, which is expected to be the third largest piece of legislation in the state’s history, will improve transparency, the housing minister says
Commercial Property Analysis: Student digs and hotels more viable than city centre resi schemesHotel and student accommodation out-do city centre residential development deals
Planning Former DPP solicitor to replace Oonagh Buckley as chair of troubled planning authorityPeter Mullan joined An Bord Pleanála in January from Department of Justice
Legal Merrion Road resident allegedly asked developer for €2m home in exchange for withdrawing claimResident objects sale of land which she alleges enables her to turn both left and right on a lane outside her house
Planning Issues at An Bord Pleanála ‘undermining’ planning profession, industry body saysThe Irish Planning Institute says that a lack of talent is hindering the abilities of both the public and private sector
Planning Former Bord Pleanála deputy chair sentenced to two months in jailPaul Hyde is pursuing an appeal after being sentenced
Legal Former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála pleads guilty to failing to declare property interestsPaul Hyde’s barrister asked judge to consider not recording a conviction but was told this ‘would be optimistic’
Commercial Property Housing, planning and land issues are a historic plague in IrelandThe housing crisis can be cured with a strong dose of common sense policies, starting with reducing the high risk associated with obtaining planning permission on greenfield sites
Retail Stillorgan Village-owner appeals council’s rejection of plan to introduce car parking feesKennedy Wilson plans to introduce paid parking at the retail centre, which is currently free for motorists to use
Housing Planning for apartments outstrips houses nationwideCSO figures show 4,000 more apartments have received permission than houses across the country in the past five years
Planning Land speculation clampdown could hamper construction of new builds, Dáil committee to hearIPAV is due to tell Oireachtas committee on housing that land value sharing could have ‘unintended consequences’
