30% of planning rulings are overturned - report

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2007 / August 21

Three out of four applications to build one-off houses received planning permission last year but An Bord Pleanála overturned more than 30 per cent of planning decisions by local authorities. The planning board reversed almost 90 per cent of decisions on one-off houses by Monaghan County Council, according to a report on the performance of local authorities published by the Local Government Management Services Board. The planning pattern in Monaghan has already come under scrutiny from Environment Minister John Gormley, who last month directed the council to reverse proposals for land rezonings in the county development plan. An Bord Pleanála also reversed 78 per cent of decisions made by Longford County Council and 75 per cent of decisions by Cavan County Council. Half of all decisions on one-off houses in counties Cork, Donegal and Wexford were overturned. The overall rejection rate for one-off housing has grown to 27 per cent, from 22 per cent in 2004.

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