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Legislation and other useful links

Planning Legislation

Planning and Development Act 2000.  

Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002.  

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009

Other Relevant statute (acts and statutory instruments)  

The Regulations

Planning and Development Regulations 2001 and related documents 

National Planning Guidance

The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government publishes a range of guidance notes for local planning authorities to ensure a consistent approach to planning across Ireland. These provide guidance on policy and practice issues and are to be taken into account by planning authorities in preparing the development plan and in determining planning applications. They are therefore to those making a planning application or engaging with the planning system (e.g. making submissions on local area plans or planning applications).

http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/PlanningDevelopment/Planning/PlanningGuidance/

Planning Leaflets

The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government publishes a range of leaflets in plain English to demystify the planning system and various issues relating to development, including: Archaeology; Architectural Heritage; Making a Planning Application; Appealing a Planning Decision; and Development Plans.

http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/PlanningDevelopment/Planning/PlanningLeaflets/

Other Council departments of direct relevance to the planning process:

• Building Control
• Environment
• Water
• Traffic
• Roads & Transportation
• Parks

In addition to the above a range of more specific websites are linked from individual pages in the subsequent sections of the website.