An Bord Pleanála: State has no power to overturn Paul Hyde’s planning rulings

Former deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde resigned last week as investigations are underway into some of his planning decisions. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin

The State has no power to overturn the planning rulings of former An Bord Pleanála deputy chair Paul Hyde, regardless of the outcome of a series of probes into his decision-making.

Correspondence between the planning regulator and a person directly affected by a recent decision by Mr Hyde states unequivocally that no decisions will be overturned as a direct consequence of the ongoing investigations.