All significant development in Ireland requires planning permission. Planning law in Ireland is administered through the local authorities with appeal to An Board Pleanala and the High Court. The planning process is well established having been in operation for more than 40 years. At Sinnott Solicitors we provide advice to both individuals businesses and developers in the following areas:

• Regulatory Compliance
• Planning applications and appeals
• Unauthorised development and enforcement
• Development plans
• Planning requirements re major infrastructural developments including roads and waste facilities
• Environmental matters
• Enforcement notices and breaches of it’s terms
• S.47 Agreements in respect of one off housing
• Compulsory purchase
• Heritage matters
• Protected structures
• Habitats legislation
• Environmental impact assessment
• Planning due diligence
• Litigation, including judicial review of planning decisions (see our section on judicial review)