Speed Read
In North Great George’s Street Preservation Society v An Bord Pleanála Mr Justice Humphreys refused to quash planning permission for shared accommodation developments at Hill Street and North Great George’s Street.
The Court was critical of the Applicants,
The Department of Housing has this month launched a consultation process on the role of the Private Rental Sector (PRS) in Government’s housing policy and the wider economy. The Department’s press release and the consultation paper can be found here
The Irish Government recently published the general scheme, or initial outline, of the Planning and Development (Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones) Bill 2023 (the Bill).The Bill is a key component of the Government’s “Housing for All” plan and
On 31 March 2023, the Office of Government Procurement (the OGP) introduced monetary caps on liability in the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) and the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Archaeological Services (the Conditions). Monetary caps on
The Joint Committee on Housing Local Government and Heritage (the Committee) has just published its report (the Report) on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 (the Bill). It is a well put together report and
On 25 April the Irish Government announced a housing plan, termed by some as a “mini housing budget”, aimed at cutting the cost of building and refurbishing homes and further speeding up the delivery of housing.
The plan is comprised
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider two appeals concerning the nature of local development plans and how these can be legally challenged. The issues will be considered in appeals brought by developers whose legal challenges to zoning elements of
In recent years a staggering number of judicial review challenges have been brought against decisions of An Bord Pleanála (the Board), with an unusually high proportion being successful in overturning such decisions. The new Planning and Development Bill (the Bill)
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In an earlier post we highlighted the introduction, in November 2022, of a temporary moratorium on the termination of residential tenancies during what was referred to as the “winter emergency period”. The legislation was intended to help reduce homelessness numbers
