The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) is pleased to present the second 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, 6 December, launched its second plan-making calculator, which focuses on local area plans. This application allows users to quickly and easily calculate the different stages and timeframes with regard to the preparation of local area plans. By simply inputting basic details of a local area plan,

A report published today (22nd November 2023) by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has found that Offaly County Council operates effective and robust systems and procedures in the delivery of its statutory planning functions. This is the first time that the systems and procedures used by Offaly County Council’s planning department have been

The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has today, 23 October, published its latest Practice Note – PN05 – Planning Enforcement. The OPR identified in its Strategic Planning Research Programme 2023-2025 the intention to conduct research into and prepare a practice note on ‘Planning Enforcement’. The aims of this practice note are to: Provide information

A report published today (19th September 2023) by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has found that Waterford City & County Council is providing its key planning functions effectively. This is the first time that the systems and procedures used by Waterford City & County Council’s planning department have been reviewed by the OPR.

A new legal bulletin was published by the Office of the Planning Regulator today 15th September 2023. Through detailed summaries, analysis and key takeaways for practitioners and all stakeholders, the bulletin is intended as a new resource for the sector. It is hoped it will serve as a valuable tool to share key learnings from

Planning has become more complex in recent years and, for this reason, a strategy to ensure learning and deveopment for the staff of the 31 planning authorities across the country was finalised earlier this year between the OPR, the County and City Management Association and the Local Government Management Agency: Local Authority Planning Sector Learning

The OPR and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage recently launched a new planning leaflet on the topic of Large-scale Residential Development (LRD). This leaflet explains LRD and the procedures involved in applying for planning permission for this type of development. The LRD application process was introduced to replace the Strategic Housing Development

The Office of the Planning Regulator, (OPR) in conjunction with the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG), held two in-person planning training events for local authority elected members earlier this month. The training provided elected members with an “Overview of Emerging Planning Legislation and Policy Guidance”.  The training was delivered in Mullingar and Castlecomer on