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OPR welcomes Planning Officer addition to the critical skills occupation list

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 […]

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OPR publishes ‘Planning in Numbers’ a five-year strategic review of planning

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

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OPR launches the sixth edition of its ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin

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

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OPR publish Paper on Development Plan Monitoring – Measuring What Matters on World Town Planning Day

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

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OPR launches the fifth edition of its ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin

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

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OPR Publishes Practice Note on Planning for Employment Growth – The Development Plan and Employment Lands

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

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Office of the Planning Regulator Publishes South Dublin County Council Planning Review

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

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OPR launches the fourth edition of its ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the fourth 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

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Office of the Planning Regulator Publishes Meath County Council Planning Review

In a report published today (21st May 2024), the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) found that Meath County Council operates effective and robust systems and procedures in the delivery of its statutory planning functions, within the context of a complex and demanding environment.   This is the first time that the systems and procedures used

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OPR launches the third edition of its ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the third 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

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