Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Number 47 of 2022). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to the appointment of, and the efficient discharge of business of, An Bord Pleanála and, in order to facilitate and accelerate the provision of housing on lands owned by local authorities and certain state authorities, to provide that certain housing development on such lands be exempted development, and to amend the Foreshore Act 1933 . Subject Land & soil Keyword Coastal zone management Lease Institution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends the Planning and Development Act 2000 (“Act of 2000”) in several sections and in particular in relation to the appointment of, and the efficient discharge of business of, An Bord Pleanála. The Act also contain provisions on housing on lands owned by local authorities and certain state authorities. Moreover the Act under Part 3 contains amendments to the Foreshore Act 1933 ; it extends the definition of foreshore to ensure the body of water above the seabed is included in the definition of foreshore hence provides that leases, licences and consents granted by the Minister under the Foreshore Act 1933 which include that area are now considered foreshore. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Foreshore Act, 1933. Legislation | Ireland | 1933 (2021) Keyword: Land-use planning, Coastal zone management, Transfer, Lease Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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