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Updated to 29 May 2026 (Act No. 11 of 2026 and S.I. No. 217 of 2026)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015
No. 33 of 2015

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement Commencement Information
Ss. 1-33 1 September 2015 Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 364 of 2015), art. 2
S. 34 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
Ss. 35-37 1 September 2015 Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 364 of 2015), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Commencement Commencement Source
Act included in collectively cited Planning and Development Acts 2000 to s. 1(2) 1 September 2015 Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 364 of 2015), art. 2
S. 2 amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 12(a)
Part 2 (ss. 3-26) functions transferred  and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) 7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, & sch. 1 part 2 16 May 2024 Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b)
S. 3 definitions “regeneration land”,  "residential land" substituted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 12(b), (c)
S. 3 definition “Board” inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 18 June 2025 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(3), schedule, part 3, item 2
S. 3 definition "core strategy" inserted Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025) ss. 1(4), 33(1) 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 634 of 2025, art. 2(a)
S. 3 definitions “housing strategy”,  "local area plan" inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 12(d)
S. 3 definitions "functional area", "habitable house", "land", "planning authority", "structure", "unauthorised development", "unauthorised use" inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 3 definition "prescribe" deleted Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 65(a) 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
Ss. 3-26 reference to time period construed 30/2000, s. 251A(1)(d) as inserted by 2/2020, s. 9 29 March 2020 Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 100 of 2020), art. 2
S. 5(1)(a)(iii) substituted Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 63 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
S. 5(1)(b)(ii) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 6(5)(b) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 6(6) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 8(d) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 65(b) 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
S. 9(2) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 65(c)(i) 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
S. 9(3) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 65(c)(ii) 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
S. 16 substituted Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 64 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
S. 18(2)(a) substituted Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 65(d) 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.
S. 24 amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 44 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 25 substituted Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 65(e) 19 July 2018 Commenced on enactment.

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 11(1) Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (Section 11) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 374 of 2018)