Leaflets
The Department publishes a series of leaflets on all aspects of the planning system and these are available free of charge from the Department or from planning authorities. They cover a whole range of issues including how to make a planning application, lodge an appeal, requirements for change of use, building extensions, in a word everything you need to know but didn't know who to ask.
Leaflets on the planning system are available in PDF format below.
PL1. A Guide to Planning Permission
PL2. Making a Planning Application
PL3. Commenting on a Planning Application
PL4. Building a House - The Planning Issues
PL5. Doing Work Around the Houses - The Planning Issues
PL6. Agriculture and Farm Development - The Planning Issues
PL7. Planning and the Business Person
PL9. Environment Impact Assessment
PL10. Making a Planning Appeal
PL11. Guide to the Building Control System
Publications & Documents
- Best Practice Urban Design Manual (May 09) Part 1 (pdf, 17,495 kb)
- Best Practice Urban Design Manual (May 09) Part 2 (pdf, 17,206 kb)
- 2007 Annual Planning Statistics (xls, 788 kb)
- more publications
News and Speeches
- 14/12/09: Gormley looks forward to the early enactment of the Foreshore and Dumping at Sea Transfer Bill.
- 30/11/09: Ministers Gormley and Mansergh Publish Statutory Planning System and Flood Risk Management Guidelines
- 16/10/09: Minister Gormley addresses The Irish Landscape Conference in Tullamore
- 01/07/09: Environment Minister Launches Electronic Planning System
- Press/Media
Legislation
- SI 135 of 2007 -Planning and Development (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (pdf, 92 kb)
- SI No 83 of 2007 -Planning and Development Regulations 2007 (pdf, 85 kb)
- SI No 685 of 2006 -Planning and Development Regulations 2006 (pdf, 866 kb)
- SI 684 of 2006-Planning and Development Strategic Infrastructure Act 2006 Commencement (pdf, 22 kb)
- SI 659 of 2006 -European Communities Environmental Impact Assessment Amendment Regulations (pdf, 54 kb)
- Planning and Development Strategic Infrastructure Act 2006 (pdf, 624 kb)
- more legislation



