The State’s independent oversight body for planning, the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), has published its latest review report into local authority systems and procedures in delivering their planning functions. The report considers Louth County Council’s performance in the context of 11 key operational processes in planning service delivery1. It makes recommendations on how […]
Ireland’s longest running environmental series, Eco Eye, kicked off its new series this week, with an investigation into the demise of Irish towns and the efforts being made to reverse their decline. The episode was broadcast on RTE One on 4 January, 2022. In this episode, presenter Duncan Stewart visits Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin and
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The OPR independently assesses all statutory forward planning with a view to ensuring that the plan provides for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area concerned. We have published submissions on: Draft Ballinasloe Local Area Plan 2022-2028
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Variations in pre-planning application consultation services(1) offered by local authorities have been identified in a new Case Study Paper published by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR). In its Case Study Paper (CSP), “Pre-Application (S247) Consultation Services, an Analysis of Practice across the Local Government Sector,” the OPR consulted with each local authority in
Report finds local authorities providing good access to planning documentation but more consistency required The move towards online planning applications is urgently required to ease the administrative burden for local authorities and to create a more user-friendly experience for applicants, a new report published by the Office of the Planning Regulator, (OPR) has said. The
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The new city and county development plans currently being prepared across the country, present a real opportunity to better facilitate the accommodation needs of the Traveller community, the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), the State’s independent oversight body for planning has said today. In its latest Case Study Paper entitled Traveller Accommodation and the
Significant increase in plans evaluated, recommendations issued and complaints received The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), the State’s independent oversight body for planning, published its annual report today. The report shows that there was a significant increase in the number of local authority development plans evaluated by the OPR in 2020. This led to
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Report finds Tipperary County Council’s planning function performing well, while making 16 recommendations. The State’s independent oversight body for planning, the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), has today published its first review report into local authority systems and procedures for performing planning functions. The purpose of such reviews is to highlight good practice and
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The State’s independent oversight body for planning – the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), today welcomed publication of the Government’s €4bn per annum Housing for All plan. The Planning Regulator, Niall Cussen said: “Housing for All is a historic and major policy step forward for three reasons: it is fully funded and delivery focused;
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The OPR independently assesses all statutory forward planning with a view to ensuring that the plan provides for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area concerned. We have published submissions on: Draft Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022-2028 Draft Wicklow County Development Plan 2021-2027
