Stephen Bohan

Stephen Bohan

Planning Commissioner

Stephen Bohan was appointed ordinary Board member on the 11th of June 2018 to the 10th of June 2023 for a five year term and reappointed for a further five years to the 10th of June 2028.
In accordance with section 495(5) of the Planning and Development Act 2024, any Board member of An Bord Pleanála in office immediately before the date of commencement of this section of the Act on 17 June 2025, shall on and from this date, continue in office as an ordinary planning commissioner of An Coimisiún Pleanála, in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her appointment, as in force immediately before that date, under the Planning and Development Act 2000.
Prior to his position with An Bord Pleanála, he was a Senior Engineer with Roughan & O'Donovan Consulting Engineers. He has worked as a Senior / Resident Engineer on numerous multi-million-euro civil engineering construction schemes throughout Ireland, including major roads & bridges infrastructure projects implemented by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and various Local Authorities. He has also worked on civil engineering projects in the UK, Australia and in the Middle East.
He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of Central England and a BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from Ulster University. He also holds postgraduate diplomas in Environmental Engineering and in Computers for Engineers both from Trinity College Dublin and is a member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.