An Bord Pleanála denies delaying large-scale planning decisions until law changes

An Bord Pleanála said there was 'no linkage between delays and any proposed legislative amendments'.

An Bord Pleanála has denied suggestions it has been delaying decisions on large-scale construction applications so that forthcoming legislation changes will make it harder to object to those developments.

The strategic housing development system, which is currently being phased out, has seen the planning board come in for criticism given the number of its decisions relating to such large developments subsequently being overturned in the courts at the expense of the taxpayer.