Irish Planning Institute welcomes establishment of new High Court Planning and Environment division Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 by Seán O'Leary The Irish Planning Institute (IPI), the all-island professional membership organisation for spatial planners, has welcomed the establishment of a new Planning and Environment division of the High Court today. Commenting Dr Seán O’Leary said “It is critical that planning applications and appeals are dealt with in a rigorous and timely way and this is also the case for Judicial Reviews. A division that specialises in planning matters is something the Institute has long called for as one of the most effective means of reducing the costs and delay often associated with Judicial Reviews on planning matters. We also anticipate that the greater efficiency and specialism in planning and environmental matters will deter those who might seek to misuse Judicial Review to delay development.”