It is likely that the Government may introduce Emergency Legislation to extend/suspend the statutory timeframes which apply to planning applications and appeals. Currently a planning application which is not adjudicated upon within the 8 week timeframe (barring an F.I. & assuming no 3rd party appeal) receives a grant of permission by default. The current planning […]
When designing a campus for a new University of Engineering and Technology in Lima, Peru, the Dublin-based architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara thought deeply about how to integrate the wind and the rain. It is because of that sensitivity to the natural elements, as well as qualities like their emphasis on collaboration, that the […]
Planning permission has been granted for a large new retail and residential development in south Dublin, despite strong opposition from the owners of the Dundrum Town Centre. An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal by several parties including the Dundrum Retail Limited Partnership against the decision of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to approve a €75 […]
The man given the task of regenerating a significant portion of Dublin’s north inner city is nicknamed Golden Boots but when Friedrich Ludewig arrived in Ireland this week to outline his vision, he was wearing a comparatively sober pair of grey leopard print boots instead. The boots matched his coat. The retail property developer Hammerson, which is behind the Dublin Central redevelopment covering six […]
More than 800 sites owned by local authorities and public bodies will be offered to the private market to help boost housing supply. Land banks totalling 2,000 hectares and controlled by city and county councils and other bodies including CIÉ, the IDA and HSE, are to be offered to private developers and housing associations in […]
The pent up demand for spacious new stores in Galway is finally to trigger a further round of construction activity.
Hammerson and Irish Life have started the works – which will see the creation of five new units – at the well known shopping centre. The centre is adjacent to Henry Street, Ireland’s busiest shopping street and is home to 85 retail and catering units, including H&M, River Island, and Argos. New brands introduced to […]
A new hotel has been given the go ahead on Dublin’s North Wall Quay in an area of the city currently receiving significant investment.
The new northside brand to be known as Dublin One will be launched by Dublin Town, the business improvement organisation.
Facebook has confirmed it will proceed with the construction of a new €200m data centre in Co Meath, due to start construction in the next couple of months and will come online by early 2018 at the latest.
