Majority of planners 'have no confidence in new planning bill' 

Nearly 80% of members of the Irish Planning Institute have expressed no confidence in the new planning bill.

Nearly 80% of members of the Irish Planning Institute have expressed no confidence in the new Planning and Development Bill, which is currently before the Oireachtas.

A survey carried out by the IPI, which represents more than 1,000 public and private planners in Ireland, and was published in February, found just 22% of the members who responded said they supported the legislation in its then current format.