The Planning and Development Act 2024 (the 2024 Act), signed into law on 17 October 2024, represents a significant overhaul of Ireland’s planning system.  The 2024 Act aims to enhance clarity, improve consistency, and increase confidence in the planning system.  Key reforms include mandatory decision-making timelines, reorganisation of An Bord Pleanála, alignment of plan-making

In two judgments delivered together late in December 2023, the Supreme Court (the Court) dismissed appeals in respect of challenges regarding zoning changes to the Meath County Development Plan for 2021 to 2027 (the Development Plan). The challenges had previously been dismissed by the High Court in July 2022, with the Supreme Court

As part of Budget 2024 the Minister for Finance announced a number of changes to the application of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT). On 19 October, the Finance (No.2) Bill 2023 (the Bill) was published which proposes two important changes to RZLT.

Liability date delayed

The Bill provides that the first

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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, where they contended that an archway located at the front of 36a North Great George’s

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 the Meath County Development Plan for 2021 to 2027 were dismissed by the High Court

Enforcement of planning law and the powers of An Bord Pleanála (or An Coimisiún Pleanála, in time) and local authorities in this respect will be of particular interest to developers. In relation to enforcement, there are very few changes to the current regime envisaged by the new Planning and Development Bill (the Bill). Enforcement