Homes on hold as not enough An Bord Pleanála board members to make decisions

Homes on hold as not enough An Bord Pleanála board members to make decisions

The backlog means that applications for potentially tens of thousands of homes are on hold and that applications for thousands more homes will automatically become invalid.

There are 700-800 cases before An Bord Pleanála where its inspectors have signed off on reports but they cannot be finalised because there are not enough board members to do so.

The backlog means that applications for potentially tens of thousands of homes are on hold and that applications for thousands more homes will automatically become invalid.

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