Shortage of planners affecting efforts to address infrastructure gaps, says industry group
Case not yet been made to add planning officials to Critical Skills Occupation List, says Department of Enterprise
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Planning and climate action policy needs to be integrated to meet carbon targets, says IPI
IPI has called for a rapid implementation of planning and climate legislation at all levels
Why rezoning land does not always deliver housing
Could planning changes prevent the ‘flipping’ of sites such as Chivers in north Dublin
Underresourcing of council planning departments is huge issue for State, committee hears
Councils must be properly resourced to ensure implementation of new Bill, expert says
Plans to end Strategic Housing Development system approved
Government sticking to February 2022 end date with new system set to be in place
Dublin disturbances: City council feels its warnings went unheeded
Weekend crowds show ‘latent demand for street life’ that is not being met, says planner
‘Cultural change’ needed for communities to accept high density housing
Minister says development also needs to shift from ‘greenfield’ suburban sites to the reuse of urban land in towns and cities
Politicians must be more responsible on high-density housing, senior planner says
Rachel Kenny calls for public representatives to resist Nimby attitudes to developments
Local authorities to be assessed frequently, says planning regulator
Irish Planning Institute forum hears new watchdog’s intentions to tighten process
Minister says ‘objection culture’ one of the big challenges to more housing
‘I think people who are fortunate to live in a home and own a home should recognise that other people want to have that comfort’
Coillte praises Sitka spruce as the ‘Friesian cow of trees’
People from Sweden are ‘astonished by our yield figures’, Irish Planning Institute told
Number of fast-tracked housing and student schemes on the rise
Scheme for large developments spreading to outside Dublin, planning conference told
How to improve Ireland’s small towns? ‘Irish Times’ readers share their ideas
We asked readers how to reverse the decline of small towns. Here are your suggestions
Minister’s plan to lift building height cap will backfire, experts warn
Constant changes to policy lead to market uncertainty, Housing Agency chair says
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