Developers should explain failure to complete projects before starting new ones, Government told

Developers who get planning permission for big projects but do not actually start building them should have to say why when applying for permission to develop other sites, an Oireachtas committee has told the Government.

Developers who get planning permission for big projects but do not actually start building them should have to say why when applying for permission to develop other sites, an Oireachtas committee has told the Government.

Furthermore, new planning legislation should opt not to rename An Bord Pleanála because it “has a unique identity and has been viewed as an independent, impartial and ethical organisation for almost half a century”.