Dublin

Developer Cairn Homes has been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála for a residential scheme of 377 flats in seven blocks up to eight storeys high in the Marino area of north Dublin.

Dublin City Council has confirmed to The Planner that it is using emergency powers contained in Irish planning legislation to deliver the capital’s first development of prefabricated modular housing.

Local authorities across the capital have jointly unveiled ambitious climate action plans. They aim to cut carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2040 and achieve a 33 per cent improvement in energy efficiency of their buildings by 2020.

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 19 January-25 January, 2019