# Planning

Last week

19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023

Opinion: We could improve our planning law - instead the public is being excluded

The draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 is a solution in search of a problem, say Alison Hough and Gavin Elliott.

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This month

March 2023

# emmett place

Planning permission granted for redevelopment of Cork's Crawford Art Gallery

The project will include a new entrance onto Emmett Place, new exhibition spaces and a Learn and Explore facility.

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Mar 15th 2023, 9:53 PM

# noise

Dublin Airport operator 'rejects' it is in breach of planning permission over flight paths

A local community group said they are subjected to ‘ imposing noise that was never meant to be’.

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Mar 15th 2023, 7:47 AM

# Customer House Quarter

Plans lodged to turn ground floor of CHQ building at IFSC into multi-stall food market

The CHQ building is located in the IFSC on Custom House Quay in Dublin.

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Mar 6th 2023, 7:36 PM

Last month

February 2023

# Niall Collins

Junior Minister Niall Collins to make Dáil statement on 2001 housing application

The three party leaders have stated their full confidence in the minister of state.

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Feb 28th 2023, 6:45 PM

# Planning

Possibility of Women's Lions tour becoming more likely, study finds

Work is now being completed to determine the possible structure and timing of such a tour.

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Feb 28th 2023, 11:06 AM

# Blanchardstown

Smyths Toys, Harvey Norman, TK Maxx, Lifestyle Sports try to block €450m apartment scheme

The appeals board is due to make a decision on the appeal at the end of May.

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Feb 13th 2023, 3:31 PM

# 3olympia

Green light for revamp of 3Olympia facade as owners back down on some planned changes

A large art deco arch no longer forms part of the proposal and LED screens are to be also omitted.

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Feb 7th 2023, 5:15 PM

# Planning

Green light given for demolition of former Anglo-Irish Bank HQ building on St Stephen's Green

Dublin City Council has given the green light for the building of a seven storey office block in its place.

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Feb 2nd 2023, 4:35 PM

This year

2023

# planning reform

Councils seek €40 million to help beef up staffing in planning departments nationwide

Local authorities have sought funding from the Government to recruit an additional 541 planning staff.

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Jan 31st 2023, 6:15 AM

# Stephen's Green

Demolition of Dublin's Stephen Court approved to make way for new office building

The new development is expected to be 7 storeys tall and will feature a publicly accessible courtyard, similar to the one currently at the site.

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Jan 30th 2023, 6:38 PM

# Planning

Housing Minister appoints new Deputy Chair of An Bord Pleanála

Chris McGarry replaces Paul Hyde as the deputy chairperson.

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Jan 23rd 2023, 2:51 PM

# Dublin City

Plans re-lodged for €100 million rejuvenation of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

The City Council last month declared a previous application to be invalid on two grounds.

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Jan 12th 2023, 4:14 PM

Last year

2022

# Liberties

Dublin City Council give green light for Diageo HQ scheme at Guinness Brewery lands

The building, which was once part of Guinness’s brewery operations, will extend to just under 13,000sq ft.

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Dec 27th 2022, 3:55 PM

# Housing

Coalition parties may clash over planning reforms as Green ministers flag concerns at Cabinet

Green Party members have raised concerns about restricting access to justice.

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Dec 13th 2022, 10:06 PM

# Executive Decisions

Cabinet approves international surrogacy policy proposals with aim of giving 100s of families a 'route to recognition'

A busy Cabinet session also saw Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien bring draft laws to overhaul Ireland’s planning system.

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Dec 13th 2022, 3:34 PM

# factory farm

Intensive farming set to ramp up if planned pig and poultry farms approved

If given the go ahead, up to 12 million more chickens and 55,000 more pigs would be industrially reared.

If given the go ahead, up to 12 million more chickens and 55,000 more pigs would be industrially reared

This would produce roughly 26,000 tonnes of excrement annually, Noteworthy reports

Climate scientist: Proposed increase 'especially concerning' given impact on ammonia emissions

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Dec 13th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Raheny

Appeal lodged over Council's refusal of planning permission for apartments near St Anne's Park

The refusal followed Dublin City Council receiving more than 230 objections against the proposal.

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Nov 26th 2022, 7:52 AM

# Raheny

Councillors block future housing plans for contentious site near St Anne's Park in Dublin

Councillors voted to zone the 16.5 acre site on lands to the east of St Paul’s College at Sybil Hill as Z9 open space.

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Nov 3rd 2022, 8:29 AM

# Dublin

Capel Street shop owners claim more council effort needed to make pedestrianisation a success

‘The street will rot if there isn’t a full development to pedestrianisation or a reversal,’ one business owner said

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Oct 20th 2022, 12:01 AM

# Dublin City Council

City Council refuses planning permission for hotel and office plan in Heuston South Quarter

The Council said the scheme’s scale, bulk and height would impact on the setting and character of the adjoining Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

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Oct 7th 2022, 9:15 PM

# Housing

Housing Minister says planning applications should not be decided by courts

Darragh O’Brien also said that people need to stop objecting to planning applications for housing developments.

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Oct 6th 2022, 5:57 PM

# An Bord Pleanála

Report says An Bord Pleanála in need of 'urgent reform' as government adopts recommendations

The report includes 11 recommendations aimed at restoring public confidence in the Board and ensuring effectiveness in the planning system.

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Oct 4th 2022, 2:32 PM

# Dublin

Planning permission refused for seven story 'build-to-rent' senior living scheme in Ringsend

Over 65 objections were lodged against the 30 unit scheme.

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Sep 23rd 2022, 10:38 PM

# Planning

Planning to be lodged for 245-bedroom nine storey hotel at Arnotts in Dublin

The plans are set to be submitted in the coming days.

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Sep 19th 2022, 9:01 PM

# Planning

Sinn Féin's Ó Broin calls for urgent reform of An Bord Pleanála amid ‘deep, deep crisis’

The housing minister outlined steps being taken to address issues at the planning body in the Dáil today.

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Sep 15th 2022, 3:23 PM

# An Bord Pleanála

South Dublin County Council votes no confidence in An Bord Pleanála

A motion was brought forward by Cllr Liam Sinclair yesterday.

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Sep 13th 2022, 8:45 PM

# Busy Schedule

Munster will 'plan and adapt' around Ireland's mini-tour to South Africa

The Irish provinces may be without a big group of players early on in the URC season.

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Aug 31st 2022, 6:00 AM

# Sky High

Planning permission sought for Dublin's tallest building at former City Arts Centre

The building would stand taller than Belfast’s 85 metre Obel Tower.

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Aug 23rd 2022, 4:17 PM

# planning matters

Timeline: How the An Bord Pleanála controversy went from the Dáil to the DPP

The report by senior counsel Remy Farrell has also been sent to Sipo and the gardaí.

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Aug 16th 2022, 6:26 PM

# Planning

Bord Pleanála report should be published 'as soon as possible', says minister

The minister said it is now a matter for the DPP to decide if a criminal prosecution should be undertaken arising from the findings of the report.

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Aug 16th 2022, 1:06 PM

# Planning

Minister refers An Bórd Pleanala report to Director of Public Prosecutions

The report by Remi Farrell SC looked in to a number of decisions made by An Bórd Pleanala.

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Aug 15th 2022, 10:06 PM

# Dublin

Planning refused for 364 unit build-to-rent apartment on Terenure College lands

Dublin City Council has refused planning permission due to transportation issues connected to the scheme.

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Aug 15th 2022, 5:05 PM

# West Dublin

€186 million funding approved for new town between Lucan and Clondalkin

Clonburris, a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ), is expected to home 23,000 people when completed.

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Jul 27th 2022, 2:27 PM

# An Bord Pleanála

An Bord Pleanála fully recognises reputational damage caused by recent allegations, says chair

former deputy chairperson of ABP, Paul Hyde, resigned over the weekend.

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Jul 14th 2022, 6:20 AM

# Leaders' Questions

Audit into infant organ disposal should be published without delay, says Taoiseach

The Taoiseach offered his “deepest sympathies” to the families impacted, stating that what happened compounded their grief.

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Jul 13th 2022, 3:12 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you ever made a complaint about homes planned in your area?

A planning and development bill is due to be voted on in the Dáil today.

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Jul 13th 2022, 9:58 AM

# factory farm

The Explainer x Noteworthy: Is Ireland a dumping ground for poultry manure?

Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent and journalist Ella McSweeney tell Susan Daly about concerns over the cross-border poultry manure trade.

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Jul 9th 2022, 9:30 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Deaths of at least 80 cows in last decade linked to spreading of poultry manure

A report by

Niall Sargent

Cross-border investigation reveals concerns over regulation of the trade in poultry litter, an increasingly important natural fertiliser used on crops and vegetables.

16 farms inspected in last decade over concerns with poor spreading of poultry litter, Noteworthy reveals

In the most impactful case, 19 dairy cows died across two farms from botulism linked to litter spreading

Difficult for authorities to identify farms of origin of the litter for inspection or further action

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Jul 8th 2022, 12:05 AM

# factory farm

'Canary in the coal mine': Protected nature areas under pressure from poultry farming

Cross-border investigation reveals serious environmental and air quality concerns from ammonia produced by the rapidly expanding poultry industry on the island of Ireland.

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Jul 7th 2022, 6:30 AM