Finglas Luas application to be submitted on Monday
Green line extension to north Dublin suburb due to be running by 2031
An Bord Pleanála
Bord Pleanála faces questions over health scrutiny of wind farm projects
Two cases have come to light where planning authority advised HSE consultation about wind farms but the health service says it received no notification
Conor McGregor property firm sees increase in accumulated losses
An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission for Drimnagh apartment project
Does Ryanair’s right to make money trump Dublin Airport’s obligation to obey the law?
Dublin Airport passenger cap case will be of great interest to data centre operators and wind farm investors
Night-time limit on flights at Dublin Airport will hit critical supplies, warns freight transport group
Proposed Dublin Airport limits could stymie economy and hinder operations, freight body warns
Aer Lingus tells High Court Dublin Airport summer passenger cap will cause ‘irreparable harm’
Airline expects to lose €84m revenue next year and up to €130m in 2026 due to Irish Aviation Authority imposition of cap on traveller numbers
The Irish Times view on the Metrolink: slow train coming, possibly
Commuters on the proposed route, many sitting in daily traffic with few other options, will hope that a decision is forthcoming shortly
Eamon Waters reduces scale of planned Baggot St hotel ahead of planning appeal
Planning consultants frustrated at rejection of original proposal despite no recommendation for refusal from and council department
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
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
Offshore wind farms: Four developers lodge planning applications
Five installations proposed for the Irish Sea and one off Co Galway coast involve €10bn investment
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
Norwegian energy company sues following Cork wind farm rejection
Annagh Windfarm’s ambitions for a six-turbine development were upended by concerns for local whooper swans
Builders call for VAT cut on new homes to ease housing crisis
Construction Industry Federation budget submission says more resources for water supply and planning are needed
Longest running Dublin strategic housing development case refused permission
Application for apartment scheme on roof of protected Dún Laoghaire house made in 2021
Campaign opposing large wind farm at Sceirde Rocks in Connemara being scaled up
‘Appropriate plan-led site selection is crucial for preventing critical ecological damage to the very environment that’s meant to be protected by the transition to renewable energy’
DAA application to raise passenger cap at Dublin Airport hit by fresh delay
Three month extension granted to prepare response for Fingal County Council
Ringsend BusConnects route with new docklands bridge approved
Bus corridor will link Glass Bottle site to the city via new bridge at the end of the south quays
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