Key trends and outputs – a five-year strategic review of planning The OPR today published ‘Planning in Numbers’, a five-year strategic review of planning trends and outputs in Ireland, from 2019-2023. This five-year review provides clarity on trends and figures, with key highlights including: Ireland’s planning system continues to perform statutory duties in the context […]

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the sixth edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin was prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of noteworthy

The OPR today, World Town Planning Day, publish a Paper on Development Plan Monitoring – Measuring What Matters. With this paper, the OPR follow up on its first area of planning research in 2020. That research report, titled ‘Measuring What Matters: Planning Outcomes’ was commissioned by the RTPI and co-funded by the OPR, the Department

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the fifth edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin has been prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has today, 30 August, published its latest Practice Note – PN04 -‘Planning for Employment Growth – The Development Plan and Employment Lands’. The practice note is published in accordance with the OPR’s Strategic Planning Research Programme 2023 – 2025. Effective land use planning to support business and economic

In a report published today (19 August 2024), the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) found that South Dublin County Council has effective systems and procedures in place to deliver its planning functions, with evidence of best practice in many respects. This is the first time that the systems and procedures used by South Dublin

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the fourth edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin has been prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of

In a report published today (21st May 2024), the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) found that Meath County Council operates effective and robust systems and procedures in the delivery of its statutory planning functions, within the context of a complex and demanding environment.   This is the first time that the systems and procedures used

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the third edition of the ‘Learning from Litigation’ bulletin. This bulletin has been prepared to highlight and disseminate key learnings from the continually evolving planning and environmental case law. It provides information on important precedents, court decisions and emerging trends with an overview of

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) notes the positive progress being made in the implementation of the recommendations from its Review of Systems and Procedures used by An Bord Pleanála. The OPR review, which was carried out in two phases and concluded at the end of 2022, made 34 recommendations aimed at strengthening procedures,