PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 2022 …

1 1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 2022 (Unofficial Consolidation) Updated March 2022 This document is an unofficial consolidation of the PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 to March 2022, comprising the PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 ( No. 600 of 2001), as amended. It has been prepared by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for ease of reference only and is not a legal document. Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this unofficial consolidation, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions.

2 Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to 2 Table of Contents t Part Article Content Page 1 PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL 18 1. Citation. 18 2. Commencement 18 3. Interpretation. 18 4. Revocations. 21 2 EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT 21 5. Interpretation for this Part. 21 6. Exempted DEVELOPMENT . 27 7. DEVELOPMENT under other enactments. 33 8. Works specified in a drainage scheme 33 8A. 33 8B. 34 8C. 34 8D. 34 8E. 34 8F. 34 8G. 34 9. Restrictions on exemption. 34 10. Changes of use. 38 11. Saver for certain DEVELOPMENT . 42 3 PLANS AND GUIDELINES 43 12. Sites prescribed under section 10(2)(c) of Act. 43 13. Authorities prescribed under sections 11, 12 and 13 of Act.

3 43 13A. Determination of need for environmental assessment of DEVELOPMENT plan 44 13B. Notice of review of DEVELOPMENT 46 13C. Requirement to prepare environmental report. 47 13D. Scoping of environmental report. 47 13E. Content of environmental report. 48 13F. Transboundary environmental effects. 48 13G. Notice of material alteration of draft DEVELOPMENT plan 51 13H. Decision-making 51 13I. Information on decision 51 13J. Monitoring 52 13K. Determination of need for environmental assessment of variation of DEVELOPMENT plan. 52 13L. Requirement to prepare environmental report. 54 13M. Scoping of environmental report. 54 13N. Content of environmental report. 55 13O. Transboundary environmental effects.

4 55 13P. Decision-making. 58 13Q. Information on decision. 58 13R. Monitoring 59 3 14. Authorities prescribed under section 20 of Act. 59 14A. Determination of need for environmental assessment of local area plan. 60 14B. Requirement to prepare environmental report. 61 14C. Scoping of environmental report. 61 14D. Content of environmental report. 62 14E. Notice of local area plan and environmental report. 63 14F. Transboundary environmental effects. 63 14G. Notice of material alteration of local area plan. 64 14H. Decision-making. 64 14I. Information on decision 65 14J. Monitoring. 66 15. Authorities prescribed under section 24 of the Act. 66 15A. Consultation regarding regional PLANNING guidelines.

5 68 15B. Requirement to prepare environmental report. 68 15C. Scoping of environmental report. 68 15D. Content of environmental report. 69 15E. Transboundary environmental effects. 69 15F. Decision-making. 72 15G. Information on decision. 72 15H. Monitoring. 73 4 CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT 73 16. PLANNING application accompanied by EIAR or which relates to establishment to which Major Accident REGULATIONS apply. 73 16A. Prospective Large-scale Residential DEVELOPMENT (LRD) applicant s consultations with PLANNING authority. 74 17. Notice of PLANNING application. 76 18. Notice in newspaper. 77 19. Site Notice. 78 20. time limits for site notice. 79 20A. Additional requirements for an LRD application 80 21.

6 Restriction on outline application. 80 22. Content of PLANNING applications generally. 80 22A. Specified additional information to be submitted with application. 84 23. Requirements for particulars to accompany an application under article 22. 85 24. Plans and particulars to accompany application for outline permission. 86 25. PLANNING application by electricity undertaking. 87 26. Procedure on receipt of PLANNING application. 87 27. Weekly list of PLANNING applications . 89 27A. LRD weekly lists pre-application stages 91 28. Notice to certain bodies. 92 29. Submissions or observations in relation to PLANNING application. 98 4 29A. Allowance for public holidays, etc. 99 30.

7 Minimum period for determination of PLANNING application. 99 31. Notification of decision on PLANNING application. 99 32. Weekly list of PLANNING decisions. 101 33. Further information. 102 34. Revised plans. 104 35. Notice of further information or revised plans. 104 36. Prescribed notice for material contravention. 107 37. Withdrawal of PLANNING application. 107 38. Provision of forms and instructions. 108 39. Provision of certain information to Minister. 108 40. Interpretation for this Chapter. 108 40A. Application of Chapter 3 108 41. time limits for extensions of time . 108 42. Content of application to extend appropriate period. 109 43. Content of application to further extend appropriate period.

8 110 43A. Content of application to further extend appropriate period under section 42(1B) of the Act. 111 44. Procedure on receipt of application to extend appropriate period. 111 44A. Information requirement for deciding if application to extend or extend further the appropriate period requires environmental impact assessment 112 44B. Screening determination of whether application to extend or extend further the appropriate period requires environmental impact assessment 112 44C. extension of time for making screening determination on application to extend or extend further the appropriate period 113 44D. Matters which must be regarded 107 44E. Features or measures incorporated or envisaged to avoid or prevent what might otherwise have been significant adverse effects on the environment 115 44F.

9 Screening for appropriate assessment 115 45. Further information 116 46. Notification of decision on application 117 5 46A. Publication of decision by PLANNING authority and availability of documents 118 47. Weekly list. 118 47A. Interpretation (Chapter 3A) 119 47B. Content of application to further extend appropriate period 119 47C. Procedure on receipt of application to further extend appropriate period 120 47D. Further information 121 47E. Notification of decision on application 122 47F. Weekly list 123 47G. Publication of decision by PLANNING authority and availability of documents 124 47H. Information requirement for deciding if application under section 42(1A) of the Act to extend further the appropriate period requires environmental impact assessment 124 47I.

10 Screening determination of whether application under section 42(1A) of the Act to extend further the appropriate period requires environmental impact assessment 125 47J. extension of time for making screening determination on application under section 42(1A) of the Act extend further the appropriate period 126 47K. Matters which must be regarded 126 47L. Features or measures incorporated or envisaged to avoid or prevent what might otherwise have been significant adverse effects on the environment 121 47M. Screening for appropriate assessment 121 5 HOUSING SUPPLY 129 48. applications for certificate under section 97 of Act. 129 49. Prescribed information to be included in statutory declaration under section 97(5) of Act.