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An Coimisiún Pleanála
Ireland’s statutory planning body. Formerly An Bord Pleanála
Application for College Green plaza to be submitted by summer amid strong public approval
Supporters praise pedestrian and cyclist priority in new €80m project, though concerns surround public order and maintenance of space
A chill wind: Why are wind farms drawing so many objections in a time of climate crisis?
Potential impact on local habitat and concerns around a lack of planning fuel discontent
Plans for 463-bed hostel on Camden Street get green light
An Coimisiún Pleanála inspector had recommended permission not be given
Decision on first offshore wind farm since Arklow Bank due within months
Minister wants progress on renewable energy, says public are ahead of Government on issue
Cairn Homes secures permission for 250 new units in Blackrock
Appeal from local residents concerned over density of accommodation in the area was rejected
Plan for 583 apartments in Walkinstown to proceed after appeal by waste facility rejected
Appeals board reassures nearby waste disposal site that it should not fear objections from future residents over smells and noise
Fingal County Council rejects Dublin 15 Manna drone hub
Company had applied for retention of hub, which flies groceries, medicines and takeaways
Six appeals lodged against Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre plans
An Taisce and Ronan Group among objectors to €100m Dublin retail redevelopment
As smart cities reduce car use, Ireland goes all in
Critical Infrastructure Bill will be a disaster for Ireland’s climate commitments
Conor McGregor’s planning application for large extension to Kildare home is invalidated
Kildare County Council says drawings submitted were ‘misleading and incorrect’
Number of apartments under construction in Dublin rises, but house building slows
Decisions on planning applications awaited for 13,600 housing units, down from backlog of 34,400
A 10-acre site in Dublin 6 exposes the depth of Ireland’s planning paralysis
Real estate developer Ardstone bought the land in 2019 for €69m. Seven years later, construction is yet to start
Couple object to Amazon subsea cable plan linking Ireland to US
West Cork pair lodge appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála over plans for landing station
Plan for 58 homes in Bunratty rejected due to tourism impact concerns
An Coimisiún Pleanála said proposed development would be ‘unsympathetic to the distinctive historic character’ of Co Clare town
Objection puts brakes on plan for 562 apartments on former Jesuit site in Milltown
Residents association on Ranelagh street behind site lodge appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanala over €356m scheme
New plans lodged for Killiney site following objections by U2 members’ wives
An Coimisiún Pleanála had upheld refusal for four ‘very large’ houses after Ali Hewson and others lodged objections
Slane bypass: former attorney general seeks High Court’s permission to appeal
John Rogers questioned An Coimisiún Pleanála’s environmental expertise in granting approval for N2 bypass
‘Punished for being a good citizen’: The EV charging battle facing some Dublin homeowners
Tens of thousands of period homes in Dublin have no driveway where they can park their car off-street and charge on private property
‘Stop this horror’: Protesters pledge to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
Tourists and Dubliners perplexed by redevelopment plan but one business owners calls for ‘progress’
Finn McRedmond: Let’s not cling to ugly buildings because a few Dubliners are allergic to change
Let’s not cling to ugly, unloved buildings just because a few Dubliners are allergic to change
‘We’re helpless to bureaucrats’: Wicklow locals living beside unfinished housing development for 10 years
Mount Usher View in Ashford has changed hands multiple times in recent years, with various unrealised ambitions
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre €100m revamp erases building’s character - objector
Save Stephen’s Green campaign lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála on back of 24,000-signature petition
Popular Dublin food truck owner told planning permission would set ‘undesirable precedent’
Thousands have leant their support to La Papessa Pizza which has been operating since the Covid pandemic
Gonzaga College plan for additional needs school is appealed to planning authority
‘Sylvan setting of our client’s rear garden will be degraded,’ objector’s representatives say
Once-off housing, garden cities and garden sheds
What Ireland needs, by some country mile, is single-occupancy flats
Why is Jack Chambers so coy about designating offshore wind as critical infrastructure?
Designation would oblige public bodies to smooth the path of offshore wind farm projects in so far as their statutory powers allow
Former attorney general loses legal challenge to Slane bypass planning approval
John Rogers argued An Coimisiún Pleanála did not have access to sufficient expertise required to examine certain environmental impacts of project
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre revamp stalled by Athlone-based objector
Oliver Donoghue lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála against Dublin City Council’s decision to approve plans
Legal or illegal, Ireland’s emissions failure will damage the world
Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change
Beyond our control to restore fortunes of protected snail, Trump Doonbeg operator says
Council granted permission for ballroom but with condition about tiny mollusc’s status
Revamp of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre gets go-ahead
Permission granted after revised plans were lodged for its main entrance
Developer faces High Court action over allegedly unlawful removal of trees at Co Wicklow site
Case concerns two-acre plot at Season Park Road, Newtownmountkennedy
Irish unit of Amazon advances plans for undersea connectivity with UK
Cable to run from Wexford to Wales
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