Planning and Development Act 2024

Candidate UDZ

602. Where—

(a) the Minister makes a recommendation under section 601 in relation to a site, or

(b) in the opinion of a planning authority, particular development of a site within its functional area, having regard to the site and to the scale and nature of the development—

(i) have the potential to be of significant economic, social or environmental benefit to the State, and

(ii) be in the common good,

the planning authority may, subject to section 603 , designate the site as a candidate UDZ in its development plan in accordance with sections 604 and 605 .