BNP Paribas index: Building sector contraction is slowing and order books and materials purchase have picked up markedly

Landowners say other sites should have been considered to house two schools currently in temporary rented buildings

An Bord Pleanála has previously apologised for the delays and has said it is not meeting its statutory deadlines in a large number of cases

Ordinarily, planning applications should be decided upon within 18 weeks, but now An Bord Pleanála had 2,676 planning applications outstanding

Two groups say the measures in the proposed Planning and Development Bill 'appear to be more driven by lobbyist influence and popular narrative than by evidence'

Parana Properties Ltd is conducting work at Cornamaddy in Athlone, Co Westmeath after receiving permission to build 98 homes.

Mobile network is appealing the refusal of its third application to erect the telecommunications mast in Knocknagoshel 

Equivalent of almost 900 wheelie bins full of raw sewage discharged into the bay each day

Sisters, 20s, are doing it for themselves at €450k hotel buy which has lain idle since before they were born. The Budget? €400,000 left to spend on phase one

An existing “dated” private detached house and the “substandard” Courtville student accommodation building are set to be demolished for the new scheme

Ringaskiddy residents insist project is 'wholly unacceptable' for the area.

The new planning bill is moving through the Oireachtas at a fair old clip. For the last few weeks, it has been subjected to what is called pre-legislative scrutiny.

The directors of Shannon LNG Ltd stated in new accounts that 'the company intends to begin construction of the terminal after consultation is completed and planning permission is approved'

Planning and Development Bill's changes to judicial review will create a 'veritable cat’s cradle of obstacles' for the public to hold authorities to account, Dáil housing committee to be told

Development of 38 apartments in Caherdavin green-lit by planning board inspector less than two weeks before new council development plan came into force, limiting scale of development on site

The new Planning and Development Bill 2022 will be “a complete waste of time” unless planning bodies are properly resourced and current understaffing tackled, experts say.

The team behind the only wildlife hospital in Ireland say they are "heartbroken" at being forced to leave their site in Co Meath as a result of local opposition to the facility.

The developers were refused planning for a €40m scheme last month.

Provisions in the bill which propose to make it more difficult to pursue judicial review of public authorities, if enacted, will mean those awaiting homes and critical infrastructure will suffer and it will have profound impacts on local environmental groups

Locals lodge objection with An Bord Pleanála.