The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has published its latest Case Study Paper – CSP07 – Quarries and the Local Authority Development Plan. The case study paper is published in accordance with the OPR’s Strategic Planning Research Programme 2023 – 2025. The planning system plays a key role in the management of natural resources […]

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has published its report on its statutory review of Roscommon County Council today. The review process underlines a fundamental necessity for Roscommon County Council to create additional capacity within its planning department to ensure the ongoing successful delivery of quality planning services. This is the first time that

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the seventh edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin was prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of noteworthy

Welcoming measures to support the planning system, including the recent addition of Town Planning Officer to the critical skills occupation list, the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) encourages students and graduates to consider a career in planning. Commenting,  Planning Regulator, Niall Cussen  said: “It’s timely that Town Planning Officer has been added to the

Key trends and outputs – a five-year strategic review of planning The OPR today published ‘Planning in Numbers’, a five-year strategic review of planning trends and outputs in Ireland, from 2019-2023. This five-year review provides clarity on trends and figures, with key highlights including: Ireland’s planning system continues to perform statutory duties in the context

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the sixth edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin was prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of noteworthy

The OPR today, World Town Planning Day, publish a Paper on Development Plan Monitoring – Measuring What Matters. With this paper, the OPR follow up on its first area of planning research in 2020. That research report, titled ‘Measuring What Matters: Planning Outcomes’ was commissioned by the RTPI and co-funded by the OPR, the Department

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the fifth edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin has been prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has today, 30 August, published its latest Practice Note – PN04 -‘Planning for Employment Growth – The Development Plan and Employment Lands’. The practice note is published in accordance with the OPR’s Strategic Planning Research Programme 2023 – 2025. Effective land use planning to support business and economic

In a report published today (19 August 2024), the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) found that South Dublin County Council has effective systems and procedures in place to deliver its planning functions, with evidence of best practice in many respects. This is the first time that the systems and procedures used by South Dublin