Planning regulator finds demoralised workforce at An Bord Pleanála

The offices of An Bord Pleanala in Dublin. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

An Bord Pleanála is suffering from an internal crisis, which includes a demoralised workforce and significant concerns about management practices, according to an investigation by the Office of the Planning Regulator.

The future of the board, which has been at the centre of controversies around alleged malpractice over the last nine months, is at a critical stage; swift action is required to “gain the goodwill and trust of all staff, so that the organisation can work together and recover pre-existing collective harmony, to meet and overcome the significant challenges that it faces”, the investigation concluded.