Planning Report

Minister of State John Cummins TD: ‘Planning should not become a barrier to delivery’

Since becoming Minister of State with responsibility for planning, one of my priorities has been to get under the hood…

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Transforming planning through people and partnership

An Coimisiún Pleanála is reshaping how Ireland’s national planning body works by improving access, strengthening operational capacity and preparing for…

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Implementing the Planning and Development Act

Claragh Mulhern, Chief Planner at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, discusses how developments in planning legislation and…

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MARA’s place in the maritime planning system

Ireland’s maritime area is becoming increasingly important to national planning, environmental protection, and economic development, writes Laura Brien, Chief Executive…

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Changes made to planning law

The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2026, signed into law in July 2026, aims to reduce delays incurred by judicial…

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Building communities for the future

Cork is Ireland’s largest county and one of its most dynamic regions, continuing to experience significant population, economic, and employment…

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Accelerating the European transition to net zero

Catherine Vilquin, president of the European Council of Spatial Planners – Conseil européen des urbanistes (ECTP-CEU) – outlines that all…

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Enabling critical infrastructure

In December 2025, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation published The Accelerating Infrastructure Task Force…

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Enabling infrastructure delivery?

The Government is off track on goals to publish national planning statements for critical infrastructure by Q1 2027 and to…

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Planning for the Ireland we want to build

Planning is often viewed as a process. In reality, it is about ensuring that development happens in an organised way,…

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