Expansion of the OPR’s Online Planning Library Service

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), has further developed its online planning library facility with the recent publication of a new technical glossary. The new glossary, along with the previously published acronym list are useful technical aids when reading through material on the OPR’s online planning library. The glossary serves as an accompaniment to […]

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A New Training Event for Local Authority Elected Members provides A Guide to Planning Enforcement in Ireland

Local Authority Planning Enforcement is the subject for the next planning training webinar for elected members of local authorities organised by the OPR in conjunction with the Association of Irish Local Government. The webinar will take place on Friday, 26 February between 10-11:30am. The event will feature a presentation from John Downey, Enforcement Manager, Dublin City

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Eco Eye episode shines a spotlight on initiatives to revitalise Ireland’s towns and villages

The latest episode of Ireland’s longest running environmental TV series Eco Eye, focuses on the challenges facing Ireland’s towns and villages as they respond to falling populations and the closures of essential services such as banks, post offices and Garda stations and examines the initiatives being adopted to rejuvenate these communities. The title of the

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The OPR Kick-Starts 2021 with a New Training Event for Local Authority Elected Members

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) in conjunction with the Association of Local Government in Ireland (AILG) is holding its first planning training webinar of 2021 for elected members of local authorities on Friday, 22nd January from 10 am-11:30 am. The title of the webinar is “The Decision on the Planning Application and Appeal.”

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OPR launches its second training module for local authority elected members

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) in conjunction with the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG) launched its second planning training module for elected members of local authorities today, Friday, 27 November. The first module dealt specifically with the plan-making process. The second module is “A Guide for Councillors on the Development Management Process”.

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OPR to hold further online planning training webinar for local authority elected members

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) in conjunction with the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG) will continue its series of online planning training webinars for local authority elected members on Friday, 27th November from 10am-11:30 am. November’s webinar is entitled “Implementation of the Development Plan and the Development Management Process.” There will be

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More effective way to measure impact of planning published by RTPI

An innovative way to better measure and demonstrate the value of planning and how it helps create sustainable and successful places has been published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The Measuring What Matters: Planning Outcomes Research produced as part of a research project funded by the RTPI, the governments of Ireland, Scotland and

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