Full coverage: Planning

As the British government re-introduces housebuilding targets and amps up affordability, should Ireland take note of its approach to objectors?

The owners of the luxury hotel want the council to outright refuse planning permission for the development, the latest snag to hit the tycoon’s plans to build out a range of hotel offerings in the capital.

In May, Wicklow County Council ordered the demolition of unauthorised accommodation built at the holiday village which is currently housing international protection applicants.

The developer is seeking damages for costs due to delays caused by multiple planning objections from two Co Meath individuals against 16 housing projects, some as far as 200 kilometres from where they live.

For Ireland to meet 2030 renewable energy goals, the country needs more wind farms. But growing roadblocks in county plans are delaying projects and discouraging developers.

Killross Properties Ltd has brought High Court proceedings against the tech giant over concerns with plans to replace a roundabout in front of its Leixlip campus used by the developer to access its nearby land.

The local authority in Fingal was pursuing the major developer over a site in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15 earmarked for 548 homes.

With new laws on "go-away" money imminent, the developer Greg Kavanagh said the sanctions should extend to solicitors who request such money on behalf of clients to withdraw planning objections.

The High Court is tackling the contradictions between national and local planning policy while addressing a challenge brought by neighbours to a proposed Galway residential development on a site owned by the Comer brothers.

Property industry leaders and the Housing Commission all warn of insufficient infrastructure to service residential development sites, especially water and wastewater connections.