An Irish Town Planner

This site is maintained by Brendan Buck, a qualified, experienced and Irish Planning Institute accredited town planner. If you need to consult a planner visit: https://bpsplanning.ie/, email: info@bpsplanning.ie or phone: 01-5394960 / 087-2615871.

Sunday, 18 February 2024

Turning empty offices into student blocks could be a win-win solution

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 While proposals to convert offices into student accommodation or other forms of residential accommodation are regularly mooted, care is req...

Co Wexford councillors raise concerns about use of log cabins

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 The issue of 'off the peg' log cabins being imported into Ireland in kit form and erected instead of standard houses has been the s...

Derelict Limerick warehouse to be redeveloped into apartments

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  A derelict warehouse in Limerick City is set to be redeveloped into 20 apartments after An Bord Pleanála approved a planning application. ...

Hines student accommodation leases in Dublin jump to 51 weeks, at a cost of €13,620

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Few in my years in college back in the 1990s could have afforded to pay for a de facto year long lease for student accommodation. These stud...

Long-delayed MetroLink can get planning permission this year, Eamon Ryan insists

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  Metrolink has been a very very long time in coming. Must be one of the longest such projects to be at inception phase for so long.  Minist...

Hozier unlikely to obtain planning permission for new guest accommodation at Wicklow home

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Trying to obtain planning permission for development at your home can arise for any property owner not just Hozier. Call BPS to discuss if y...

Build first, ask later – 1000s are building without planning permission and getting away with it

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  If anyone has carried out development without planning permission and now you need retention planning permission, please give BPS a call t...
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Brendan Buck is a Town Planner. His primary areas of expertise are in managing planning applications and appeals. He also represents individuals and communities during the planning process for projects which impact on them. He has worked in public and private sector planning for over 20 years. He maintains a TCD degree in Economics, a UCD Masters degree in Regional and Urban Planning, an Advanced Diploma in Planning Law (King's Inns 2022/2023) and Higher Diplomas in Urban Design and in Environmental Impact Assessment / Strategic Environmental Assessment. He is a member of the Irish Planning Institute (the accreditation body for Irish town planners who make and assess planning applications).
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