On the 30th of April 2025, the Houses of the Oireachtas approved the First Revision of the National Planning Framework (NPF), in accordance with Section 20C(8) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). The First Revision of the NPF is available to view here. The Revised NPF focuses on updates to the previous […]
Introduction The Planning and Development Act 2024 introduces the concept of Urban Development Zones (UDZs) which will provide a detailed planning framework for future development through a coordinated, plan-led approach to the delivery of residential and urban development which would be of ‘significant economic, social or environmental benefit to the State, and in the common […]
OVERVIEW Following the Government’s recent announcements regarding its increased target to deliver 50,000 homes per annum in the First Draft Revision of the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the Programme for Government 2025, the pathway from current delivery patterns of c. 30,000 new homes per year to meeting such increased delivery targets is unclear. The […]
This Planning Insight provides a brief overview of new forward planning provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2024, including the National Planning Framework, National Planning Statements, Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies, Development Plans, Area Plans, and Urban Development Zones. National Planning Framework (NPF) National Planning Statements (NPS) The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) […]
On 18th December 2024, the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage issued Circular Letter NRUP 03/2024 to accompany new Section 28 Guidelines entitled ‘Residential Zoned Land Tax Change in zoning of lands subject to existing economic activity’. The purpose of the Guidelines is to set out guidance in relation to proposals to amend the […]
Comparison of the Acts: 2000 & 2024 An Overview of Key Changes The current legislative provisions for extending the duration of a planning permission are outlined under Sections 42 and 43 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the “2000 Act”). The Planning and Development Act 2024 (the “2024 Act”) was signed into […]
On the 12th of September 2024, the Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage published the newly titled Land (Zoning Value Sharing) Bill 2024. According to the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanied the Bill, the purpose of this bill is to (inter alia) “introduce a mechanism to ensure that a proportion of the value of certain […]
On the 10th of July 2024 the Government published a draft of the first 6-year revision of the National Planning Framework (NPF) here. It is important that the final NPF projections are not taken as being caps on housing targets in regional and local housing supply targets which should be confirmed as being the minimum […]
On the 10th July 2024, in accordance Section 20C(5)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), the Government published a draft of the first 6-year revision of the National Planning Framework (NPF) here. The Draft Revision focuses on updates to the NPF to reflect significant and sustained population growth observed since the publication […]
OVERVIEW Large-scale residential developments (LRDs) were introduced in December 2021, under the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 and associated, supporting Planning and Development (Large-scale Residential Development) Regulations 2021. The LRD process is mandatory for all planning applications on residential zoned land comprising 100 or more housing units or 200 or more […]
OVERVIEW The Planning and Development Bill 2023 was initiated in the Dail on the 22nd of November 2023. The Bill has now completed the second stage in the Dail and has been referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage by Minister of State Kieran O’Donnell. When enacted, the Bill will see […]
OVERVIEW On the 15th of January 2024, the Minister published the ‘Sustainable and Compact Settlements Guidelines for Planning Authorities’, which replace the Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2009. The Guidelines provide for different densities to respond to settlement size, greater flexibility in residential design standards, setting national standards that support […]
