Land Development Agency (Establishment) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 352 of 2018).

This Order establishes the Land Development Agency and defines its functions and powers. The Agency shall provide for, and on behalf of, the Minister and each authority to which the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971 applies, in the performance of his or her or its functions under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2018 and the Housing Acts 1966 to 2014 and in relation to the implementation of Project Ireland 2040/the National Planning Framework. The services to be provided by the Land Development Agency shall be: (a) development and regeneration of land and property, including structures, for the purposes of the delivery of housing and the achievement of wider physical, social and economic development and regeneration; (b) supporting the consolidation and replenishment of the publicly owned development land bank and expediting the most efficient use of such land; (c) establishing appropriate mechanisms and collaborative structures between public and private bodies to develop key strategic sites in public ownership; (d) creation of a database of public lands relevant to the functions of the Agency; (e) master-planning and development appraisal services; (f) securing development consents for relevant lands and development projects; (g) procurement of such technical, administrative or implementation activities as may be necessary; and (h) procurement of development, construction and evaluation services to deliver housing and wider urban regeneration and development projects. The Agency shall be accountable to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.