An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal(ACP)
An appeal to Ireland's national planning body (formerly An Bord Pleanála) that can confirm, change or overturn a local authority's planning decision.
An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP) replaced An Bord Pleanála (ABP) under the Planning and Development Act 2024. A party to a planning application - or a third party who made a submission - can appeal a local-authority decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within the statutory period. The Commission then makes a fresh (de novo) decision on the application.
An appeal means the project is contested, delayed or being redesigned - but a grant on appeal is a decisive 'this is happening' signal. It's one of the strongest signals for professional readers.
PlanningLeads ingests An Coimisiún Pleanála cases and matches them to leads, powering the 'Appealed' lifecycle filter and the 'Granted on appeal' signal on lead detail.
As analysed in the Briefs
- Data centres in Ireland: the rules, the numbers and the Naas application under appealA six-hall, gas-supported data centre campus at Naas was granted by Kildare County Council in August 2025 and is now on appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The register shows what has been filed and decided, the official statistics show data centres used 23% of Ireland's metered electricity in 2025, and the two sides of the wider argument use different numbers to measure different things. PlanningLeads takes no position on the application.Read the brief
- The children's hospital, as told by its planning fileIreland's most expensive building has generated a decade of headlines about money. Its planning file tells a quieter, stranger story: refused once for the skyline, granted in 2016 with 17 conditions - then altered eight times without a single change ever being ruled material.Read the brief
Common questions
An Coimisiún Pleanála replaced An Bord Pleanála under the Planning and Development Act 2024 - the same national planning role, restructured and renamed.
The applicant, or a third party who made a submission/observation on the application.
It signals delay and contest - but a grant on appeal often means the project is finally cleared to proceed.
Built for planning consultants & architects: Benchmark every authority, track every appeal, never miss a decision date.
This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Planning rules carry conditions and exceptions - always verify a specific case against the official source or a planning professional before acting.