Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1996. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Afforestation/reforestation EIA Forest management/forest conservation Land-use planning Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend article 13 of the principal Regulations of 1994 which prescribes development, which notwithstanding section 4 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963, is not exempted development. The effect of the Regulations is to lower the threshold at which afforestation requires planning permission from 200 hectares to 70 hectares. A corresponding change has been made in the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 101 of 1996) in relation to the threshold at which afforestation requires environmental impact assessment. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Amends Fowl Pest Order, 1950. Legislation | Ireland | 1950 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Poultry, Hunting/capture, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1994. Legislation | Ireland | 1994 Keyword: Land-use planning, Pollution control, EIA, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX