Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2026
626. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average duration of planning appeals determined by An Bord Pleanála in 2025, as published in its Annual Report, broken down by development type. [5673/26]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department
An Coimisiún Pleanála (the Commission) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts.
The Planning and Development Act 2024, includes a number of new provisions relating to An Coimisiún Pleanála, as part of a significant restructure. The Act will introduce statutory time periods for decision making for all consent processes, including, for the first time, for the Commission/An Coimisiún Pleanála. This will bring increased certainty to the planning consent processes, for both the public and stakeholders involved in the delivery of key infrastructure such as housing and renewable energy.
For Coimisiún processes, timelines are being introduced for appeals as well as the various consents applications made directly to the Coimisiún.
It is important to acknowledge that a certain percentage of cases, due to particular circumstances, such as complexity, requests for further information from applicants for permission or further submissions from other participants including third parties, will not meet the 18 week target.
The latest figures received by my Department from An Coimisiún Pleanála shows that 59% of all cases were disposed of within the 18 week target. Performance against this target continues to improve, as 77% of all cases disposed in October 2025 were within the target. 100% of large scale residential appeals have been disposed within the target in 2025. An Coimisiún's processes have continued to improve throughout the year, in preparation for the introduction of statutory timelines for planning decisions as part of the Planning and Development Act 2024.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Bord Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie
