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

Local Authority and Regional Assembly Staff Training

Local Authority and Regional Assembly Staff Training

You can access a wide range of material via these subpages. The training materials from the local authority and regional assembly staff training events (i.e. the presentations, recordings of the events and briefing documents) are all available within the first subpage.

The second subpage contains the ‘Learning from Litigation’ legal bulletins. These publications highlight key learnings from continually evolving planning and environmental case law. They provide information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of noteworthy planning cases. They are published on a quarterly basis.

Local Authority and Regional Assembly Staff Training Materials
'Learning from Litigation' Legal Bulletin

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.