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Full coverage: Planning

Wicklow County Council told to drop sites from tax net after local town plans expire  

An Bord Pleanála has told the local authority to remove two sites owned by Roadstone and a religious order from its residential-zoned land tax map. The Council is still in the process of reviewing and updating multiple local area plans.

Niall Sargent
14th Nov, 2023 - 3 min read

Hiding in plain sight: Why authorities have failed to tackle unregulated peat extraction

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.

Niall Sargent
10th Nov, 2023 - 5 min read

Comer brothers’ vehicle loses Galway residential-zoned land tax appeal

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.

Niall Sargent
8th Nov, 2023 - 3 min read

Developer Greg Kavanagh claims planning appeal is being used to “extort” millions

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.

Francesca Comyn
6th Nov, 2023 - 4 min read

Homes, but not only: The challenge of building sustainable communities

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.

Robert Burns
22nd Sep, 2023 - 3 min read

Sean Keyes on investing: For lower emissons, we need to build more

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.

Sean Keyes
20th Sep, 2023 - 3 min read

Solar panels and the Children of Lir: High-profile refusal illustrates renewable planning hurdles

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.

Thomas Hubert
25th Aug, 2023 - 6 min read

A new route through planning that could lead to up to 447,000 additional homes

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.

Sean Keyes
24th Aug, 2023 - 7 min read

Sean Keyes on investing: The investments we don’t make

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.

Sean Keyes
23rd Aug, 2023 - 5 min read

Stalled in planning for six years, a Killiney site controlled by Greg Kavanagh has gone into receivership 

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.

Tom Lyons
21st Aug, 2023 - 2 min read
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