Ireland

Housing and planning minister Eoghan Murphy has proposed a new planning regime for short-term lets (STLs) which means that some landlords could effectively face a new Airbnb ban from next summer.

Dublin City Council’s ambitious but controversial plan for a €10 million pedestrianised plaza at the capital’s College Green has been rejected by An Bord Pleanála.

Housing was a significant beneficiary of Ireland’s 2019 Budget announced this week.

Last year An Bord Pleanála struggled to keep pace with a 19 per cent rise in casework, which meant that only 67 per cent of appeal decisions were made within the statutory target, according to the agency’s annual report.