State legal costs in planning JRs up tenfold in a decade
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Legal costs associated with planning and environmental judicial reviews have increased dramatically over the past decade, a newly-published report has highlighted.
The 78-page research report was prepared by law firm Fieldfisher for the the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) in December 2023 but published for the first time shortly before Christmas.
The number of cases issued against An Bord Pleanála — now known as An Coimisiún Pleanála — rose from 17 cases in 2012 to 95 cases in 2022, the report notes.
The Board’s overall legal spend simultaneously increased from €1.07 million in 2012 to over €10 million in 2022.
The report includes a comparative analysis of other jurisdictions including the UK, where some costs are capped.
The publication of the report comes as the government consults on a proposed new scale of fees for environmental judicial reviews.
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