Planning

Planning Content

The Heritage Council is committed to working with individuals, heritage groups, local and national government, and other agencies and organisations, to ensure that the management of our national heritage.

The Legal Context

The legal framework for the Heritage Council’s Planning and Development work is set out below. The framework applies at numerous levels — European, national, regional, county and local.

  • European Landscape Convention (ELC)
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive 2001/42/EC
  • Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006
  • National Development Plan 2007-2013
  • Planning and Development Act 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Planning and Development Regulations 2000, 2006 and 2007
  • National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020
  • Departmental Guidelines, e.g. emerging Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas
  • Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs)
  • County Development Plans, including Landscape Character Assessments
  • Local Area Plans (LAPs)
  • Integrated Area Plans (IAPs)
  • Village Design Statements — if given SPG status (Supplementary Planning Guidance)
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Education
  • Museums & Archive
  • Inland Waterways
  • Marine
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
  • Landscape
  • Irish Walled Towns
  • County Heritage Services
  • Planning
 

HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA

Select your county from the drop-down list below for more information about heritage projects in your area.