Planning Regulator

Current planning system ‘facilitates dereliction’, says Senator Michael McDowell

Community & Environmental Protection Alliance claims HSE is precluded from reviewing developments that could affect public health

Long delays, failed projects and a city centre blighted by derelict sites – maybe it’s time for more realistic planning applications

If compact living is really the goal of national policy, then Ireland really needs to get a lot better at this. Our planning system rarely acts in the interests of renters

Senator describes 747-page Bill as ‘telephone directory’ and a ‘massive supertanker coming to dock in a very small port’

The Planning and Development Bill 2023, which was voted through the Dáil last week, is intended to streamline the planning process. But critics say Ireland’s planning system needs more imaginative reform

We need more homes and land on which to build them. Rezoning of industrial terrain may be part of the solution as long as we can avoid windfall gains for some while maximising building height

A new High Court division aims to improve efficiency, reduce costs and lead to the speedier resolution of challenges

Enshrining the right to housing in the Constitution won’t make the executive suddenly able to solve the housing crisis - all it will do is enrich the legal profession

Group including Cairn Homes and Johnny Ronan’s RGRE say levy would amount to €37,820 per new home in Cherrywood area

Eight years ago, I led a review which concluded that An Bord Pleanála was working with “integrity and professionalism”. Not any more

Refusal based on population targets could ban new housing permissions until 2028

German architect’s description of city as looking like ‘mouth full of broken teeth’ sparks debate about planning

Boutique holiday resort and surf school are being proposed

Locals threatened with defamation action and legal costs, housing committee told

Questions remain over Meath County Council’s will or ability to tackle to tackle TD over his 2008 application

unior minister does not address issue of residence at time of application in personal statement to Dáil

Bill could erode local authority powers, councillors’ representative body will tell Oireachtas housing committee

Between 700 and 800 planning decisions delayed due to lack of board members

Draft planning Bill includes penalties for failing to meet planning decision deadlines

Bill aims to respond to population increase and reduce demand for judicial review, which will still be accessible, officials say

Councillors voted to rezone the Headford Road site for residential use during final deliberations over Galway city’s development plan

Revenues at homebuilder climbed 36% last year to €649m

Green Party unhappy with parts of reform to planning process such as curbs on judicial reviews by residents’ associations

New development plan will restrict build-to-rent schemes to 40 per cent of a development

Anxiety in Coalition over growing backlog of cases before planning body and recent board departures

Savills Ireland researchers criticise basing report on ‘desired growth patterns is flawed because they are unlikely to come to fruition’

Opinion: population projections on which zoning plans are based are out of date even before new five-year plans are agreed

Comments come as report in decisions made by planning body referred to DPP by Minister

City councillors vote in favour of a motion to increase the number of homes which must meet build-to-sell standard to 60 per cent