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14 May '25 |
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Irish Rail seeks ‘maximum’ number of homes in its Ballyboggan master plan, despite Uisce Éireann warning on capacity
The council has published a master plan for the redevelopment of the 77-hectare industrial estate opposite Glasnevin Cemetery, the largest industrial land bank to be regenerated since the Dublin dockl - Subscribe |
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12 May '25 |
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Reforming the planning laws: ‘It was never going to be a short-term solution to the housing problem’
The chairperson Peter Mullan will become chief executive and will run the business side of things. He will report to a new governing board, which will have at least five and no more than nine members, - Subscribe |
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09 May '25 |
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An Bord Pleanála failure to decide on applications delays up to 6,000 apartments
Planning for some 6,000 “fast-track” apartments has stalled for more than three years, delaying construction after An Bord Pleanála failed to decide on 18 applications from 2021 and 2022. - Subscribe |
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09 May '25 |
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Public perception of planning system worsens while harsh reality of housing crisis hits homes
Recent reforms aim to address these challenges. The Planning and Development Act 2024 will introduce mandatory timelines for appeals and narrow the grounds for judicial review to improve transparency, - Subscribe |
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01 May '25 |
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Planning for €30m Castleknock apartment scheme refused
Bartra Property (Castleknock) Ltd was planning to build a five storey, 56 apartment scheme on the site at Brady’s Public House, Old Navan Rd, Dublin 15.
The refusal upholds a decision by Fingal C - Subscribe |
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24 Apr '25 |
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Activists against Ballymore development speak out as submission deadline looms
A local campaign group has said the application for a development of some 341 residential units in Bray is “frightening” and is “all about the manipulation of flood zones”. - Subscribe |
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02 Apr '25 |
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Circle K objects to Charlie Chawke’s plan to retain life-sized gorilla and Eiffel Tower replica at The Goat
As part of a hybrid planning application lodged with DLRCC, Charjon Investments Ltd is seeking planning retention for a repurposed shipping container that operates as a coffee kiosk on lands outside T - Subscribe |
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02 Apr '25 |
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Planning permissions fell by more than 50% in three Dublin council areas last year
Figures produced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show planning permissions fell by 21.4 per cent nationally in 2024. Just 32,401 units were given planning permission compared with 41,225 in 202 - Subscribe |
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17 Mar '25 |
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Planning data throw harsh glare on housing crisis
Looking at the most recent period – the final three months of 2024 – the figures are even worse, with the number of homes approved down 38 per cent on the same period in 2023. - Subscribe |
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05 Mar '25 |
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Ronan Group Real Estate secures planning permission for capital’s tallest building
The building’s height surpasses the 82m (269ft) of Marlet’s 22-storey College Square office and apartment scheme in Dublin city centre and is taller than Kennedy Wilson’s 22-storey Capital Dock, - Subscribe |
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24 Feb '25 |
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Dublin City Council refuses permission for development on Terenure College lands
The scheme on Fortfield Rd, Terenure, comprises 265 apartments and 19 four-bed houses with the apartments located across four blocks with one block rising to six storeys. - Subscribe |
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23 Feb '25 |
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Glenveagh and Dublin City Council set for crunch talks over Oscar Traynor development
Councillors invited by Glenveagh to the Coolock site were told that ripping up and relaying 400 foundations would cost the developer €6 million. Stephen Garvey, the chief executive of Glenveagh, tol - Subscribe |
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05 Feb '25 |
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Planning permission refused for scheme close to Ha’penny Bridge
SRM Book and Cook Ltd originally lodged plans in January 2023 for the eight-storey development consisting of six three-bedroom apartments, a two-bedroom penthouse unit and a restaurant at ground floor - Subscribe |
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22 Jan '25 |
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Planning exemption for Capital Scene Unlimited Company conversion of Dublin 4 office into asylum-seeker housing challenged
The three-story Merrion House, formerly let as offices by US-headquartered Jacobs Engineering, overlooks Dublin Bay. Mr Conway, who is a frequent court applicant, wants an order overturning the counci - Subscribe |
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11 Jan '25 |
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Dundrum apartments decision a symptom of broken planning system
In a logical scenario, the two sides would sit down at the start – based on clear planning guidelines – drawn up after local consultation and offering appropriate rights to objection and agree wha - Subscribe |
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08 Jan '25 |
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Permission refused for ‘monstrous’ 881-apartment scheme in Dundrum
Planning permission for almost 900 apartments on the site of the old Dundrum shopping centre in Dublin has been refused following a long-running battle and hundreds of objections from locals. - Subscribe |
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08 Jan '25 |
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Lioncor’s fresh plans for Terenure College apartments ‘address’ concerns
They said that the density had been reduced from 146 units per hectare to 107 units by reducing the quantum of residential development and height. McGill Planning said that there were significant desi - Subscribe |
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17 Dec '24 |
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Bartra challenges planning refusal for five storey, 56-apartment scheme on Old Navan Road
Bartra are contesting a planning refusal by Fingal County Council for contentious plans for a €30 million apartment scheme on Dublin’s Old Navan Road. - Subscribe |
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17 Dec '24 |
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Lioncor set to lodge new plans for 284 homes at Terenure College site
The plans come almost two years after An Bord Pleanála refused permission to Lioncor for a so-called build to rent 364 unit scheme on former playing pitches at Terenure College.
The rejected schem - Subscribe |
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30 Oct '24 |
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Owners of 4-5 Grafton Street have applied to change use of upper floors to residential
The buildings were acquired by Brian McKiernan, a former chief executive of stockbrokers Davy, and Emer McKiernan along with a number of partnerships, back in 2023. The proposed development will consi - Subscribe |
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