An Bord Pleanála spends 97% of legal budget on judicial reviews

The legal fees incurred by  An Bord Pleanála have spiralled in recent years to just under €10m in 2022 — more than half of their annual budget. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

Almost the entirety of An Bord Pleanála’s legal spend in 2022 went on judicial reviews (JR), the planning authority has said.

Of the €9.9m spent on legal services last year, just under 97% of it, or €9.6m, was spent on costs associated with such judicial reviews, ABP said.