Irish Examiner view: Bill reflects chaotic Irish planning

A year ago, this Planning and Development Bill sounded like a once-in-a-generation chance to reform one of the most dysfunctional corners of Irish life. It is now beginning to sound like a startlingly accurate reflection of the chaos of Irish planning we have witnessed in recent years. Picture: Denis Minihane

Twelve months ago, the new Planning and Development Bill was hailed as a potential solution to the tangled mess of Irish planning.

Housing supply, planning decisions, regulatory agencies, local authorities, private operators — the number and variety of actors and factors involved in planning underlined the need for robust legislation, and hopes were high for this bill as a result.