New planning law will provoke 'chaotic' legal challenges, groups warn

The Government has said the Planning and Development Bill would help with deal with logjams in planning and commencement for building projects. Picture: Larry Cummins

Planning permissions for houses will be delayed and there will be a “chaotic period of litigation” lasting five to 10 years if the Government’s new planning laws are enacted as proposed, two groups have warned.

The Community Law & Mediation (CLM) group and Environmental Justice Network Ireland (EJNI) say there will be more legal challenges to planning in Ireland if the Planning and Development Bill is enacted in its current format.