Full coverage: Planning

Complex rules and decades of inaction in tackling unlicensed activity have left the courtroom as the last avenue for change. The environmental watchdog is now leading the charge.

Locals are pushing for redevelopment of the long-vacant site of the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel. An Bord Pleanála documents show they may be waiting for some time more.

The property developer claims a neighbour to the proposed housing project in Ashford, Co Wicklow has “no material or genuine planning concerns” but has threatened to frustrate the development if her demands for money are not met.

Fingal County Council's outgoing director of housing and community development discusses the north Dublin local authority's experience of developing quality homes and supporting community infrastructure at pace and at scale.

Dublin's proposed ban on the demolition of large buildings is intended to reduce carbon emissions. It will increase carbon emissions, increase housing costs, lengthen commutes and reduce walkability.

When a fast-growing French renewable energy developer and one of Ireland’s most recognisable farmers partnered for a large-scale solar farm, local objections escalated quickly.

It's hard to get permission to build extra housing in the suburbs because it's unpopular. A new approach to planning seeks to solve that problem.

People keep moving to the city. Unless we relax the plans and start building sprawling car-dependent suburbs, making bold up-front investments in commuter rail is the only game in town.

Greg Kananagh's company Conskig has tried for six years to get planning permission to develop the site in south county Dublin. Now Lotus has taken it over through the appointment of a receiver.

The promoters of a 24-storey building on the site of the former City Arts Centre argue that it will enhance the skyline, contribute to higher density near public transport and interact with existing heritage, citing the example of Sydney's Custom House area.