{"id":628536,"date":"2026-09-18T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/628536\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:36:13","slug":"colm-lauder-planning-and-infrastructure-delays-are-testing-irelands-growth-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/628536\/","title":{"rendered":"Colm Lauder: Planning and infrastructure delays are testing Ireland\u2019s growth capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <a href=\"#\"><br \/>\n                        Commercial Real Estate<br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                For homes completed so far in 2026, the average period between lodging a planning application and completion was four years, twice as long as a decade ago.            <\/p>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.sbp.infomaker.io\/?uuid=bacaa487-d9f4-5438-bbbf-328ba84ad5d2&amp;function=thumbnail&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=150&amp;height=150&amp;format=png\/\" alt=\"Colm Lauder\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>                            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspost.ie\/colm-lauder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colm Lauder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                        12:00\n                    <\/p>\n<p>        <a onclick=\"sendNavigationEvent(&#039;Analysis &amp; 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