Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018.

Country/Territory: Ireland
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2018 (2021)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to amend and extend the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2018 and for that purpose to establish an office, to be known as the Office of the Planning Regulator, to evaluate and carry out assessments relating to planning matters and provide observations and recommendations in relation to those matters, to conduct reviews and examinations and to conduct education and training programmes and research in relation to planning matters; to provide for the organisation and staffing of that Office; to provide for a National Planning Framework; to provide for certain planning and development requirements to be taken into account by Irish Water; to make miscellaneous and consequential amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000 and to various other Acts in so far as they relate to planning and development; to amend the Derelict Sites Act 1990; to give effect to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 20141 establishing a framework for marine spatial planning; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Subject: Land & soil, Sea, Water
Keyword: Institution Land-use planning Policy/planning Sustainable development Research Capacity building Coastal zone management Marine area Public participation EIA Ecosystem preservation Standards
Geographical area: Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract: The Act establishes the Office of the Planning Regulator who shall be a corporation sole with perpetual succession and an official seal and with the following functions: to evaluate and assess development plans, variations of development plans, local area plans, regional spatial and economic strategies; to conduct research; to conduct education and training programmes; to oversee the delivery of effective planning services to the public by planning authorities; to prepare a strategy statement; and to evaluate and assess strategic transport plans made by the National Transport Authority, among others.
Full text: English
Website: revisedacts.lawreform.ie

References - Legislation

Amends

Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Act No. 30 of 2000).

Legislation | Ireland | 2000 (2021)

Keyword: Expropriation, Land-use planning, EIA, Coastal zone management, Institution, Cultural heritage, Basic legislation, Waterworks, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013).

Legislation | Ireland | 2013 (2021)

Keyword: Institution, Water supply, Water charges, Policy/planning, Contract/agreement, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX