No conflict of interest, says Bord Planála

AN Bord Pleanála insisted yesterday there was no conflict of interest in hiring outside planning consultants on contract work.

This followed the revelation that private consultants who successfully objected to a development on behalf of a client also did contract work for An Bord Pleanála.

The particular case involved a Donegal couple who were granted planning permission for a single-story house in a rural part of the county.