Planning objections to fall as Dúchas shuts down

THE number of planning objections lodged by the Government are expected to drop following the scrapping of Dúchas, the State heritage service.

Points raised by Dúchas are frequently cited by local authorities in rejecting or limiting planning permission for developments.

Although Dúchas was merely a section of the Department of Environment and Local Government, it predominantly operated like a separate independent agency.