The Bord Pleanála (ABP) board told an inspector to delete sections of her report that would have required a property developer to significantly alter its plans for a south Dublin apartment development.

An Bord Pleanála (ABP) deputy chairperson Paul Hyde was nominated to the board by an organisation that didn’t legally exist. The news raises questions as to whether Hyde was ever legally appointed to the board.

Housing minister Darragh O’Brien has refused to comment on the appointment of an ex-Fianna Fáil minister’s sister-in-law to the board of An Bord Pleanála (ABP).

The Bord Pleanála (ABP) board made an inspector change her report for a contested development in south Dublin. ABP has to date failed to publish the original report.

The Bord Pleanála (ABP) director of planning took part in an event for institutional landlords on what makes Dublin such an attractive prospect for build-to-rent property developers.