Planning and Development Act 2024
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Chapter 3 National Planning Statements | ||
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National Planning Statement | ||
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25. (1) The Minister may, at any time, with the approval of the Government, issue a statement (in this Act referred to as a “National Planning Statement”) which shall comprise two parts as follows: | ||
(a) national policies and measures on planning matters to support proper planning and sustainable development (in this Act referred to as “National Planning Policies and Measures”); | ||
(b) guidance as to the implementation of the policies and measures referred to in paragraph (a) (in this Act referred to as “National Planning Policy Guidance”). | ||
(2) The Minister may, with the approval of the Government, amend or revoke a National Planning Statement issued under this section. | ||
(3) The Minister shall publish on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage— | ||
(a) a National Planning Statement, | ||
(b) notice of an amendment of a National Planning Statement and a copy of the National Planning Statement as amended, and | ||
(c) notice of the revocation of any National Planning Statement. | ||
(4) A National Planning Statement, amendment or revocation published under subsection (3) shall take effect on such date as may be specified therein or, where no date is specified, on the date of such publication. | ||
(5) The Minister shall, within 10 days of publication under subsection (3), lay a copy of a National Planning Statement, amendment or revocation so published before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(6) The Minister shall, within 10 days of publication under subsection (3), give a copy of a National Planning Statement, amendment or revocation so published to— | ||
(a) each planning authority, | ||
(b) each regional assembly, | ||
(c) the Office of the Planning Regulator, | ||
(d) the Commission, | ||
(e) the Environmental Protection Agency, and | ||
(f) the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority. | ||
(7) A failure to comply with subsections (5) and (6) within the time period specified therein shall not of itself invalidate a National Planning Statement. | ||
(8) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 52 of the Act of 2000 effected by section 6 , any guideline issued under the said section 52 that was in force immediately before that repeal shall continue in force on and after that repeal until— | ||
(a) revoked by the Minister under subsection (9), or | ||
(b) a National Planning Statement is issued under this Chapter with which the guideline conflicts. | ||
(9) The Minister may revoke guidelines under section 52 of the Act of 2000 that, by virtue of subsection (8), continue in force on and after the repeal of that section by section 6 . |