Planning permission

Developer seeks permission for 150-bed hotel and 411-space student scheme along with residential and retail units

The 33.5-acre site previously secured planning for 275-unit residential scheme

Liberalisation of the planning guidelines is necessary to support rural communities, proponents argue, but opponents point to environmental impacts and increased pressure on services

Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change

Permission granted after revised plans were lodged for its main entrance

Lands at Aiken’s Village development have approval for mix of apartments, duplexes and triplexes

Homeowners will also be able to avail of tax exemptions for rental income

‘This uplift signals that permissions granted in recent years are increasingly moving into the build phase,’ Government says

Milltown housing development to include 556 apartments and six three-bedroom courtyard houses

Creches built as part of developments ‘to meet the bare bones of a planning requirement’ are too small, politicians told

Council turns down application for retention on noise grounds after hearing the awning greatly increases pub’s size

Plan for 140MW solar farm on 338 acres in Kildare is sited on ‘some of the most fertile and productive agricultural land in Ireland’

Previous hearings were suspended as the Irish Government had not been notified about inquiry

‘I’ve been told I may need to upgrade the energy rating to at least B2′

Failing to find a suitable home in their coastal Sandycove neighbourhood, this enterprising interior designer and her family opted instead to turn their original home into two

High Court challenges to a previous grant of permission for the 18km ring road led to a fresh planning process

Government spokesman says some Ministers have ‘a few questions’ about how plan will work practically

Dalradian Gold wants to mine minerals worth an estimated €30bn in Co Tyrone area of natural beauty

Property Clinic: We want to build a small bungalow next to our home but I’m wondering if we should hold off

Several bereaved families had objected to ‘profoundly insulting’ proposal

Notion that you’re better off asking for forgiveness than permission has long been one of the unspoken principles of the Irish property market

Rose Murray claims she and husband sought to negotiate with council on reducing size of property but were repeatedly rebuffed

High Court refuses application from homeowners to halt demolition of property as neighbours help clear site

Excessive regulation can stifle development and become a vehicle for vested interests

Striving for perfection often causes more problems than it solves

Proposals being made to shelve, or ease, requirements for a range of minor works

Permission was given for 20,615 houses, which was the highest number since 2009

5.6-acre plot occupies high-profile location on outskirts of Ratoath

Mart Lane property has approval for mixed development of duplexes and houses

Alongside speed of delivery, the composition of supply also matters

‘Significant hurdles that make it difficult’ to deliver new beds.

Aidan Gallagher’s Bowbeck says development has been delayed by judicial review that led to €3.22m in costs, and economic factors

Planning regulator intervened 93 times to stop zoning on sites in nine counties, with more interventions still under way

The plans will necessitate the demolition of commercial and warehouse buildings and has attracted some opposition from nearby residents.

Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers to present rule changes in attempt to shorten approval process for critical projects

The council is positioning itself as a champion of the public interest – but what about the public interest in adequate housing, transport and energy?

Neighbouring residents contended the council had been ‘significantly flawed' in dismissing issues they had raised

Plan to slash legal fees payable in environmental cases is ‘contrary to EU law and Constitution’

Minister for Environment wants to cap State legal payments to €65,805

The seven-bed home will be replaced by 10 three-storey, detached houses