Important changes to planning law are taking effect as the Planning and Development Act 2024 is being commenced on a phased basis.

Training

Local Authority and Regional Assembly Staff Training

On this page you can access the recording from the OPR webinar entitled ‘The Development Plan and Employment Lands’ which was held on Friday, 8th November 2024. The video below contains the following presentations:

  • OPR Practice Note PN04 – Planning for Employment Growth: The Development Plan and Employment Lands – delivered by Sinéad Mullen, Senior Planner, Office of the Planning Regulator; 
  • TII Land Use Planning: National Roads & Employment – delivered by  Tara Spain, Head of Land Use Planning, Transport Infrastructure Ireland;
  • The Role of Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning in Informing the Assessment of Enterprise and Employment Lands – delivered by Owen Shinkwin, Senior Land Use and Transport Planner, National Transport Authority; and
  • Water Services Considerations and Employment Lands – delivered by Catherine Kelly, Forward Planning Manager, Uisce Éireann.

Disclaimer

The Planning and Development Act 2024 was signed into law on 17 October 2024. The Act is being commenced on a phased basis to facilitate a smooth transition from the existing legislation to the new legislation. It is important to note that transitional arrangements are in place. This means that certain elements of the work of the OPR remain under the previous legislation during this time.

This website will be updated at the earliest opportunity to correspond with the commencement of the various Parts of the Act.

Information on the commencement of the Act is available on the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage website.

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