An Bord Pleanála

Lidl says Metrolink must not be built at expense of its future use of Dublin lands

Lidl owns sites at the proposed Northwood metro station, just south of the M50 in north Dublin

Dartmouth Square residents criticise ‘wholly inadequate’ MetroLink compensation payments

Payments ‘considerably in excess’ of the maximum compensation of €75,000 would be required, according to new submissions made to An Bord Pleanála

Ireland’s 2030 wind farm targets may not be hit ‘until 2044’ due to ‘broken’ planning system

Only one wind farm secured planning approval in recent months from An Bord Pleanála

Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031

Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule

New ‘large scale’ residential development plan expected for €107m RTÉ Montrose site

Cairn Homes purchased the lands in 2017 and planned to commence construction in 2020

Plans for 100-bedroom Baggot Street Hotel lodged

Move to redevelop area around former AIB branch the latest hotel plans proposed for the street

Next in line for success? Louis Walsh’s new boy band will have to conquer the primary school market first

Plus: The Ditch doing fine in a post-Paddy world; Fianna Fáil borrows from the DUP; and Brendan O’Carroll’s soft backing of Kamala Harris

Just 28% of all planning cases considered by Bord Pleanála during 2023 were decided within expected time frame

Organisation’s report says increased funding and staff numbers last year helped it deal with substantially more cases overall

Planning Bill may have angered the Hulk, but it helps pave way for election

Legislation to reform An Bord Pleanála passes in Dáil as Taoiseach discusses Gaza with Joe Biden

Why is The Incredible Hulk angry at Ireland’s Green Party, and what does it mean for our energy security?

Hollywood A-lister Mark Ruffalo has criticised the Government’s planning legislation allowing for use of ‘strategic’ liquefied natural gas reserves

High Court overturns refusal of permission for Shannon LNG terminal in Co Kerry

Judge proposes to ask An Bord Pleanála to reconsider planning application ‘in accordance with law’

High Court orders planners to reconsider Shannon LNG project

Multinational proposes €650 million liquefied natural gas plant for north Kerry

DAA chairman: ‘I would like us to take the airport off the front page’

Basil Geoghegan says airport operator, facing passenger cap struggle, has same standing in planning system as a person extending their house

Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre planning appeal decision delayed

An Bord Pleanála was to have published its decision on September 23rd

New Howth Castle road proposals rejected following planning appeal

An Bord Pleanála said construction works would result in ‘excessive interventions’ in historic landscape

State bodies ‘sucking up planners like a basking shark’, construction conference hears

Local authorities and the private sector are left hungry for talent

Campaign group opposed to wind farm criticises An Bord Pleanála for shutting it out of new planning decision

Group had got court permission to proceed with judicial review action against decision allowing White Hill Wind to build seven turbines on Carlow-Kilkenny border

Housing and transport for regional cities needed to counterbalance Dublin overdevelopment, says Ryan

State will ‘tip over’ to the east coast if building overly concentrated in capital city, according to Minister

Planning refused for close to 900 homes in south Dublin

Cairn Homes proposals in Blackrock and Dublin 18 refused planning permission

Decision to curb night-time flights at Dublin Airport a ‘threat to jobs’ – Aer Lingus

Planning regulator said DAA should reduce night flights by 60%

Dublin Airport planning decision leaves stakeholders scratching their heads

An Bord Pleanala has effectively kicked the can down the road until next year at least

Draft decision on night flights ‘a backward step’, says Dublin Airport operator

An Bord Pleanala’s decision contains ‘significant contradictions’, according to DAA

Redevelopment of historic Dublin site from O’Connell Street to Moore Street finally approved

An Bord Pleanála grants Hammerson permission for contentious €500 million scheme

An Bord Pleanála begins fresh investigation into governance issues

Move follows barrister’s unpublished report which took more than 1½ years to finish on ‘matters of concern’ in planning board

Offshore wind farms: Four developers lodge planning applications

Five installations proposed for the Irish Sea and one off Co Galway coast involve €10bn investment

Residents raise concern as Ireland’s six new offshore wind farms move closer to reality

Developers are seeking planning permission for large-turbine wind farms as people from Louth to Wexford say they are worried about more than visual intrusion

Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage

Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future

DAA says appealing staff car park planning refusal is ‘deeply frustrating’

Development required to meet operational needs, appeals board told

Why do we not seem to be able to provide the EV charging network the State needs?

Ireland’s sclerotic planning system acts as a major brake, but things could be about to improve

Tetrarch secures permission for cemetery on old Citywest golf course

An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for 8,047 burial plots at the site in Saggart, west Dublin

Saoirse Ronan wants to rewrite the script for new Cork home

Paddy McKillen’s wine embarks on a voyage to America; bread giants have a word about a word; while the National Gallery of Ireland is unsure about language requirements

Last thing we need is a Department of Infrastructure

Tackling the weaponisation of judicial reviews would be a better use of the Taoiseach’s time

Planning reforms to pass by mid-October, Darragh O’Brien tells Cabinet

Minister for Housing says the planning Bill will reform and streamline the planning process, reducing delays in housing and strategic infrastructure projects

‘Absolute disaster’: Irish Rail’s proposal for feeder service on Howth Dart line sparks local anger

Number of level crossings in north Dublin could be lowered for up to 30 minutes in any given hour, Sutton hotel meeting is told

Dublin residents overturn permission for 299 housing units beside Clonkeen College

An Bord Pleanála had granted approval for the proposed development in south Co Dublin

Taoiseach plans all-powerful Department of Infrastructure. What could go wrong?

The worst of all worlds would be a Department of Infrastructure which takes years to assemble but is several pistons short of being a full engine

Battery technology leap comes into play in power plant planning dispute with stud farm

Strategic Power Projects lodges redesigned plan for battery storage system

Keep turbines away from endangered terns on island off north Dublin coast, environmentalists warn

Environmental group lodges objection to large wind farm proposed for Irish Sea off north Dublin

Google plan for new data centre rejected in face of electricity supply pinch

South Dublin County Council cites insufficient national grid capacity and lack of renewable energy among its reasons for refusal

Maximum number of An Bord Pleanála board members temporarily increases from 14 to 17

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says rise in membership will allow for reduction of cases on hand within board

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