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Full coverage: An Bord Pleanala

A Galway planning dispute is heating up – and the Comers are on the hook for €11.4m

Galway developer Alber has planning permission for over 100 homes on a Comer site, but has yet to pay for it. The property is at the centre of parallel legal and rezoning clashes.

Thomas Hubert
20th Jun, 2022 - 4 min read

How An Bord Pleanála got stuck between ministers, local authorities, judges and developers

Public trust has been eroded in An Bord Pleanála due to unimplemented institutional reforms, controversial government housing policies and relentless legal challenges. Now, as a senior official temporarily steps aside, it faces a potential crisis.

Francesca Comyn
10th May, 2022 - 14 min read

A battle in Blarney: An aristocrat, a local tycoon and a culture clash in the planning of a tourist town

Why did An Bord Pleanála go against its own inspectors' reports and grant permission for a large scale development in historic Blarney, a designated tourist zone? It is a question that the owners of Blarney Castle are determined to find out.

Francesca Comyn
18th Mar, 2022 - 8 min read

A losing game: why Strategic Housing Developments are being attacked in the courts

One in eight An Bord Pleanála decisions on strategic housing have been challenged - and the vast majority have been successful. In a major report, we ask: why and where the system is failing?

Francesca Comyn
18th Mar, 2021 - 36 min read
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