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Dublin City Council offices on Wood Quay

Planning retention refused for rental operator in Dublin

Dublin City Council (DCC) has refused planning retention to a significant short-term rental operator close to Dublin Castle and Temple Bar to continue offering its apartments for short-term letting to tourists.

Business • 17 Aug

'Teaching very young children about personal finance can really plant those early seeds for financial success' - David Malone, CEO ILCU

How to prepare children for good personal finance habits

"It's never too young to start" - that's the advice from the CEO of the Irish League of Credit Unions David Malone when it comes to learning about the value of money.

Business • 23 Mar

The plans have been submitted as part of a fast track application to An Bord Pleanála

Developer in fresh plan for 500 apartments in Blackrock

A development company linked to the co-owners of the Press Up Hospitality Group is making a fresh bid to secure planning permission for almost 500 apartments in the south Dublin suburb of Blackrock.

Business • 07 Aug 24

Ireland has a target of 9,000MW of onshore wind capacity by 2030

Wind energy planning decisions too slow, industry claims

An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission for just a quarter of the volume of wind energy projects needed to keep Ireland on track for Government climate targets in the first half of the year.

Business • 26 Jul 24

Revenue said people who were aware of planning-related payments could report them to it confidentially

Revenue warns of tax implications for planning payments

Revenue has warned of "potentially serious consequences" for people who do not disclose payments they have received as part of the misuse of the planning appeals system.

Business • 08 Dec 23

The planned redevelopment would see the shopping centre's retail space reconfigured, with offices on the upper floors

Stephen's Green Centre plans deemed 'invalid'

A planning application for the €100m redevelopment of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre has been declared invalid by Dublin City Council.

Business • 23 Dec 22

The appeals board found that the design of the scheme would be a visually dominant feature in the wider city landscape

Permission refused for 162 Dublin build to rent units

An Bord Pleanála has refused 'fast track' planning permission to a 14 storey 162 unit build to rent scheme for Prussia Street in Dublin 7.

Business • 12 Jul 22

The core of the proposals relate to measures to reduce the number of judicial reviews in the planning system (Pic: RollingNews)

Coalition parties may clash over planning reform

Fine Gael and the Green Party look set to clash over planning reform, after Tánaiste Leo Varadkar gave strong backing to proposals being developed by Fine Gael Minister of State Peter Burke.

Politics • 03 Feb 22

Redevelopment of old DIT Kevin Street gets go-ahead

Plans to construct a €475 million redevelopment of DIT's former Kevin Street Campus in Dublin have secured the green light.

Business • 01 Sep 21

The number of commencement notices was 44% lower in the first three months of the year

Planning applications for residential units drop

The number of residential units submitted for planning permission fell by nearly a third in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report by Deloitte.

Business • 26 May 21

It is estimated that the country needs on average of between 33,000 and 36,000 new homes every year for the next two decades

Planning system delaying efforts to meet housing demand

Problems with the country's planning system are causing significant delays in the delivery of new homes, a new report from the Irish Homebuilders Association (IHBA) shows.

Business • 21 Jan 21

99 new applications for residential planning permission were lodged in the second quarter

Number of units in planning system dives 25% in Q2

The number of houses and apartments in the planning system fell by 27% between the first and second quarter of the year, new research has found.

Business • 01 Sep 20

An artists' impression of what the finished Salesforce Tower will look like

Ronan Group fails to secure extra floors on tower

Developer Johnny Ronan has failed for a third time to secure planning permission for additional floors to Salesforce Tower in Dublin's docklands.

Business • 24 Apr 20

The motion was voted down after a report from council management warned that log cabins posed a safety risk

Dublin City councillors vote down log cabin motion

Dublin City councillors have voted down a move to allow back garden log cabins as a way of alleviating the housing crisis.

Dublin • 04 Mar 19

A second runway at Dublin Airport is among the projects set to benefit from the plan

National Development Plan to receive €115bn investment

It is understood the National Development Plan will see an investment of €115 billion in the country's infrastructure over the next ten years.

Environment • 05 Feb 18

One of the planned parks -Tully Park - will be immediately adjacent to the planned town centre and will be equivalent in size to St Stephen’s Green

Planning granted for two new parks at Cherrywood

Planning permission has been granted for the development of two major parks at Cherrywood, marking the first major phase of development for a new town centre and 3,800 new homes at the South Dublin site.

Business • 18 Jul 16

At present more than 55,000 people are in receipt of rent supplement

Varadkar says rents will not rise with supplement

Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has denied that rents could rise as a result of the Government's decision to increase the limits for rent supplement.

News • 28 Jun 16

Call for a new 'Minister for Infrastructure' with responsibility for planning and delivering strategic national infrastructure projects

Engineers Ireland calls for new planning minister

Engineers Ireland has called for the appointment of a Minister for Infrastructure with specific responsibility for planning and delivering strategic national infrastructure projects in the next government.

Business • 18 Feb 16

Smaller apartments permitted under new planning guidelines

RIAI comments on apartments 'inaccurate' - dept

The Department of the Enviroment has described as "disingenuous and inaccurate" comments made by the RIAI about new apartment size guidelines.

News • 25 Jan 16

Artist impression of the proposed development

€50m office and retail centre planned for Cork

A planning application is to be lodged later today for a €50m retail and office development in Cork city centre.

News • 20 Mar 15

Those opposed to the plans say they would split communities and dramatically alter the urban landscape

Hundreds attend meeting opposing Galway bypass

Several hundred people have attended a meeting in Galway to oppose plans for a new road infrastructure through the city.

News • 20 Feb 15

The Port of Cork is proposing a multi-million euro upgrade of its container terminal at Ringaskiddy

Hearings on two Cork projects to resume tomorrow

Two oral hearings under way in Cork into projects worth almost €170 million will resume tomorrow.

News • 10 Sep 14

An Taisce said the rejection of the Children's Hospital Mater plan cost the taxpayer around €30m

Council criticised for encouraging high-rise plans

An Taisce claims Dublin City Council has cost the taxpayer around €40 million by encouraging high-rise plans.

News • 11 Mar 13

Planning group examines potential fraud cases

An organisation, which works to prevent and expose corruption in Ireland, has said it is examining a number of cases.

News • 21 Oct 12

An Bord Pleanála warns of appeal delays

An Bord Pleanála has warned of a significant backlog of planning appeal decisions due to a shortage of board members.

News • 11 Oct 12