64 court cases linked to Hyde decisions cost An Bord Pleanála €5.2m

Former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála, Paul Hyde.

The former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanala Paul Hyde voted on planning applications which have since cost €5.2m linked to 64 court cases which were either lost or conceded.

The State’s embattled planning authority spent €11.7m on its own costs and those of opposing parties over a four-year period, according to new data seen by the Irish Examiner.