Planning Library
This library is intended to act as a point of public access to planning policy guidelines, directives, circulars and research. It is the OPR’s intention that this online facility will serve as a resource for those interested in the subject matter of planning. The library is not exhaustive and the OPR would welcome suggestions in relation to relevant material which could be included within the collection. Please forward any suggestions to info@opr.ie
. Please find a list of the most recent uploads to the planning library collection below.
| Year | Category | Title | Download | View | hf:tax:doc_category | hf:tax:author | hf:tax:title | hf:tax:subject | hf:tax:doc_year |
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| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL PL 13/2021: (i) Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (No. 40 of 2021), (ii) Planning and Development (Large-scale Residential Development) Regulations 2021 (SI 716 of 2021), (iii) Planning and Development (Large-scale Residential Development Fees) Regulations 2021 (SI 720 of 2021), and (iv) related Commencement Orders (SI 714 of 2021, SI 715 of 2021) | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | i-planning-and-development-amendment-large-scale-residential-development-act-2021-no-40-of-2021 | development planning-development-act planning-system | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 12/2021: Government Policy Statement on Security of Electricity Supply | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | government-policy-statement-on-security-of-electricity-supply | energy-efficiency environment planning-development-act planning-system | 2021 | ||
| 2016 | Policy & Reports | DAHRRGA: Part IV Planning and Development Act (2000) as Amended: Review of Operation Expert Advisory Committee Report Volume 2 | policy-reports | department-of-arts-heritage-rural-regional-gaeltacht-affairs-dahrrga | part-iv-planning-and-development-act-2000-as-amended-review-of-operation-expert-advisory-committee-report-volume-2 | heritage planning-development-act policies policy-analysis | 2016 | ||
| 2016 | Policy & Reports | DAHRRGA: Part IV Planning and Development Act (2000) as Amended: Review of Operation Expert Advisory Committee Report Volume 1 | policy-reports | department-of-arts-heritage-rural-regional-gaeltacht-affairs-dahrrga | part-vi-planning-and-development-act-2000-as-amended-review-of-operation-expert-advisory-committee-report-volume-1 | heritage planning-development-act policies policy-analysis | 2016 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 11/2021: Planning Statistics Returns | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | planning-statistics-returns | planning-development-act planning-system | 2021 | ||
| 2018 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 02/2018: Discussion of Planning Applications at Council Meetings | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | discussion-of-planning-applications-at-council-meetings | planning-development-act planning-application planning-system | 2018 | ||
| 2018 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 11/2018: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No 501 of 2018): Waiving of Fee for the Making of Observations or Submissions on Planning Applications by Elected Members | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | planning-and-development-amendment-fees-regulations-2018-s-i-no-501-of-2018-waiving-of-fee-for-the-making-of-observations-or-submissions-on-planning-applications-by-elected-members | planning-development-act planning-application planning-system | 2018 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: EUIPR 02/2021: Publication of Consultation Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment, Guidelines for Regional Assemblies and Planning Authorities | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | publication-of-consultation-draft-strategic-environmental-assessment-guidelines-for-regional-assemblies-and-planning-authorities | environment guidelines planning-development-act strategic-environmental-assessment-sea strategic-environmental-assessment-requirements | 2021 | ||
| 2020 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 07/2020: Planning and Development (Section 38) Regulations 2020 – S.I. No 180 of 2020 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | planning-and-development-section-38-regulations-2020-s-i-no-180-of-2020 | planning-development-act planning-act-amendments planning-application | 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 10/2021: Update on Legislation to replace the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) Planning Arrangements | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | update-on-legislation-to-replace-the-strategic-housing-development-shd-planning-arrangements | housing planning-development-act strategic-housing-development | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Housing 32/2021: Housing for All: Housing Delivery Action Plans | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | housing-for-all-housing-delivery-action-plans | housing housing-for-all planning-development-act | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: NRUP 05/2021: Temporary Change of Use of Student Accommodation | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | temporary-change-of-use-of-student-accommodation-i | planning-development-act student-accommodation | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 09/2021: Derelict Sites Act 1990 – Data Return and Prescription of Urban Areas | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | derelict-sites-act-1990-data-return-and-prescription-of-urban-areas | derelict-sites planning-development-act | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: EUIPR 01/2021: Amendments to Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended and associated Planning and Development Regulations 2001 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | amendments-to-section-42-of-the-planning-and-development-act-2000-as-amended-and-associated-planning-and-development-regulations-2001 | planning-development-act | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: PL 07/2021: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021 – S.I. 422 of 2021 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | planning-and-development-act-2000-section-254-overground-telecommunication-cables-regulations-2021-s-i-422-of-2021 | infrastructure planning-development-act planning-authorities | 2021 | ||
| 2016 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DECLG: FPS3/2016: National Taking in Charge Initiative for Residential Estates (NTICI) | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-environment-community-and-local-government-declg | national-taking-in-charge-initiative-for-residential-estates-ntici | housing housing-estates infrastructure planning-authorities residential-development taking-in-charge | 2016 | ||
| 2014 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DECLG: PL 5/2014: Matters related to the Taking in Charge of Residential Developments | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-environment-community-and-local-government-declg | matters-related-to-the-taking-in-charge-of-residential-developments | housing housing-estates infrastructure planning-authorities residential-development taking-in-charge | 2014 | ||
| 2008 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DECLG: PD 1/08: Taking in Charge of Residential Developments/ Management Arrangements | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-environment-community-and-local-government-declg | taking-in-charge-of-residential-developments-management-arrangements | housing housing-estates infrastructure planning-authorities residential-development taking-in-charge | 2008 | ||
| 2006 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DECLG: PD 1/06: Taking in Charge of Housing Estates/Management Companies | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-environment-community-and-local-government-declg | taking-in-charge-of-housing-estates-management-companies | housing housing-estates infrastructure planning-authorities residential-development taking-in-charge | 2006 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Development Plans, Draft Guidelines for Planning Authorities | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | development-plans-draft-guidelines-for-planning-authorities | development-plan development-plan-requirements guidelines planning-authorities | 2021 | ||
| 2015 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DECLG: Matters Relating to National WayMarked Ways: Clarification between Permissive Trails as Distinct from Public Rights of Way | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-environment-community-and-local-government-declg | matters-relating-to-national-waymarked-ways-clarification-between-permissive-trails-as-distinct-from-public-rights-of-way | environment permissive-trails public-access public-right-of-way | 2015 | ||
| 2017 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2005: Local Needs Criteria in Development Plans | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | sustainable-rural-housing-guidelines-for-planning-authorities-2005-local-needs-criteria-in-development-plans-2 | housing planning-development-act planning-act-amendments planning-guidelines rural rural-housing section-28-guidelines sustainable-development | 2017 | ||
| 2021 | Guidelines for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Regulation of Commercial Institutional Investment in Housing | guidelines-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | regulation-of-commercial-institutional-investment-in-housing | housing housing-reform housing-supply planning-development-act planning-act-amendments planning-guidelines section-28-guidelines | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Ministerial Planning Guidelines under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), Regulation of Commercial Institutional Investment in Housing | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | ministerial-planning-guidelines-under-section-28-of-the-planning-and-development-act-2000-as-amended-regulation-of-commercial-institutional-investment-in-housing | housing housing-reform housing-supply planning-development-act planning-act-amendments planning-guidelines section-28-guidelines | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development): No. 3 Regulations (S.I 208 of 2021), Street Furniture Fees (S.I 209 of 2021), No. 2 Regulations (S.I 210 of 2021) & Outdoor Dining (Section 247 Licences) | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | exempted-development-no-3-regulations-s-i-208-of-2021-street-furniture-fees-s-i-209-of-2021-no-2-regulations-s-i-210-of-2021-outdoor-dining-section-247-licences | exempted-development outdoor-dining planning-development-act planning-act-amendments street-furniture | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Policy & Reports | RIAI: Guide: Sustainable Design Pathways | policy-reports | royal-institute-of-the-architects-of-ireland | guide-sustainable-design-pathways | architecture climate-change climate-mitigation core-design design-standards sustainable-development | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Residential Densities in Towns and Villages, as set in Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (2009) | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | as-set-in-guidelines-for-planning-authorities-on-sustainable-residential-development-in-urban-areas-2009 housing-need-and-demand-assessment-hnda | density housing planning-development-act planning-act-amendments urban-development urban-policy-making | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | housing-need-and-demand-assessment-hnda | housing housing-strategies housing-supply planning-development-act planning-act-amendments | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Working Hours Conditions Attached to Planning Permissions in the Context of Covid-19 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | working-hours-conditions-attached-to-planning-permissions-in-the-context-of-covid-19 | covid-19-restrictions planning-development-act planning-act-amendments planning-permission planning-process | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Policy & Reports | ICOMOS: European Cultural Heritage Green Paper | policy-reports | europa-nostra icomos | european-cultural-heritage-green-paper | climate-change climate-mitigation cultural-heritage environment heritage | 2021 | ||
| 2019 | Policy & Reports | ICOMOS: The Future of Our Pasts: Engaging Cultural Heritage in Climate Action | policy-reports | europa-nostra icomos | the-future-of-our-pasts-engaging-cultural-heritage-in-climate-action | climate-change climate-mitigation cultural-heritage environment heritage | 2019 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Updated EPA Code of Practice | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | updated-epa-code-of-practice | environment environmental-protection-agency-epa environmental-protection-objectives planning-development-act planning-act-amendments schools waste-water-management | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Exempted Development Regulations for School Buildings & Electric Vehicle Charging Points and Hubs | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | exempted-development-regulations-for-school-buildings-electric-vehicle-charging-points-and-hubs | electric-vehicles exempted-development planning-development-act planning-act-amendments schools | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Progress on Collection of the Vacant Site Levy | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | progress-on-collection-of-the-vacant-site-levy | planning-development-act planning-act-amendments vacancy vacant-site-levy | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Event Licensing in 2021 in the Context of the Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | event-licensing-in-2021-in-the-context-of-the-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic | covid-19-restrictions event-licencing planning-development-act planning-act-amendments | 2021 | ||
| 2020 | Guidelines for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Housing Supply Target Methodology for Development Planning | guidelines-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | housing-supply-target-methodology-for-development-planning | housing housing-strategies housing-supply national-planning-framework-npf planning-development-act planning-act-amendments sustainable-development | 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Guidelines for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments | guidelines-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | sustainable-urban-housing-design-standards-for-new-apartments | apartment-development design-standards design-standards-for-new-apartments planning-development-act planning-act-amendments sustainable-development sustainable-urban-housing urban urban-development urban-houses | 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Amendments to Substitute Consent procedures by Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020, & by the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | amendments-to-substitute-consent-procedures-by-sections-6-7-and-8-of-the-planning-and-development-and-residential-tenancies-act-2020 | development-plan planning-development-act planning-act-amendments | 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Planning and Development during the Covid-19 Emergency: Section 4 (public meetings during preparation of draft development plans) and Section 5 (emergency period orders during the Covid-19 Emergency) of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | planning-and-development-during-the-covid-19-emergency-section-4-and-section-5-of-the-planning-and-development-and-residential-tenancies-act-2020 | covid-19-restrictions development-plan planning-development-act planning-act-amendments | 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Circulars for Planning Authorities | DHLGH: Planning Update, December 2020 | circulars-for-planning-authorities | department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-dhlgh | planning-update-december-2020 | design-standards-for-new-apartments housing housing-supply planning-development-act planning-act-amendments | 2020 |
