THE Government will find out later this week if its controversial introduction of fees for people wanting to lodge planning objections is in breach of EU legislation.

AN estimated €100 million worth of houses are being proposed for Carrigtwohill, which is set to become a major commuter town when the Cork-Midleton railway reopens at the end of next year.

AN Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a multi-million euro power station in Cork, much to the delight of local residents.

A MAJOR row has erupted again between the residents of a Dublin square and the owner of a park after it was opened up yesterday as a public car park.

A TOP businessman joined Limerick Chamber of Commerce yesterday for a confident declaration that Limerick city centre is poised for a huge shopping take-off.

RICHARD MURPHY of Westmeath Environmental Group asks why Energy Minister Noel Dempsey would not visit Rossport to see things for himself (Irish Examiner letters, November 10).

IRISH planning authorities can continue to charge an administrative fee for making a submission on planning applications and appeals involving environmental impact assessments, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

CHARLES HAUGHEY preferred equestrian sports to golf but even he would have been impressed with the hole in one scored by the developers of his former estate home.

A TOTAL of 33 objections have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against the decision by Dublin City Council to grant planning permission for the €365 million redevelopment of Lansdowne Road.

AN Bord Pleanála is to hold a second oral hearing on a long-running planning application for a 17-storey tower block in Cork City.

RESIDENTS fighting controversial plans for another quarry in East Cork will represent themselves at an oral hearing into the project, starting tomorrow.

A MAJOR housing and leisure development, earmarked for Caherciveen, has been turned down by An Bord Pleanála.

PROMOTERS of major transport and energy projects which are due to enjoy a new fast-tracked planning process will still face oral planning hearings to allow local communities voice their opinions.

SWEDISH furniture giant IKEA was yesterday given the go-ahead to open a massive outlet in Ballymun, north Dublin.

BAD planning by local authorities means towns will soon need new roads to bypass their bypasses, one of the country’s leading planning officials has warned.

With the daily tribunal disclosures, it should hardly come as a surprise to people that our planning laws are developing into a farce.

UNIVERSITY College Cork is seeking to add two extra floors to a €60 million IT building on which construction recently started, despite a lack of full clearance for its funding.

A NUMBER of schemes earmarked for small villages have been refused planning permission by Cork County Council.

I WISH to comment on the refusal by An Bord Pleanála to allow a power station to be built at Little Island in Cork harbour.

THE MAYOR of Waterford, Cha O’Neill, has said he is fearful for Waterford’s reputation among developers and investors as it emerged that a college lecturer is making an average of almost one observation, objection or appeal per week against proposed developments in the city.