The following is a list of recent examples where the Heritage Council has used its policy advice function to assist government in its policy formulation in a wide range of areas.
2024
Draft Carrick on Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2025-2031
St. Gobnaits Cemetery Expansion Submission
Bank of Ireland Re use Dungloe Submisssion
Draft Maynooth and Environs Joint LAP 2025-2031
Proposed Amendments to the Draft Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030
Draft Portlaoise Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030
PPC Eastmoreland Lane (Royal City of Dublin Hospital) Application Submission
Draft South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy (SC-DMAP)
Carrick on Suir LAP Issues Paper Submission
Material Alterations to the Donegal County Development Plan Submission
Kildallan, Westmeath Solar Farm Application
Boscabell, Tipperary Solar Farm Application
Brehony Bog, Tipperary Solar Farm Application
Tullow Local Area Plan
Tullamore Residential Led Mixed Use Development Application Submission
Arklow Town and Environs LAP Submission
Drogheda Joint LAP Submission
Westport House and Estate Planning Application Submission
Statement to ABP Oral Hearing on the Metrolink Railway Order Application
Muine Bheag-Royal Oak Local Area Plan 2024-2030 Issues Paper
Ballina Local Area Plan Submission
Roscommon Town Local Area Plan Submission
2023
2022
Dublin Street_Monaghan_HC Submission to An Bord Pleanála
A submission on built heritage planning policy to the department’s Planning Advisory Forum
Submission to the Minister on Local Area Plans
Ashbourne House, Glounthane Cork to ABP
Heuston South Quarter Phase 2 SHD Planning Application
Submission to ABP on a garden redevelopment in Cork adjacent to a protected structure
2021
Submission on the emerging Sligo County Development Plan 2023-2029
An SHD apartment scheme at Kilmainham, Dublin
Proposed windfarm at Kilranelagh, Co Wicklow
Proposed Celtic Interconnector Project – EirGrid and RTE (France)
Submission on the emerging Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028
Submission on the emerging Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028
Phoenix Park – Transport & Mobility Options Study
Submission on the Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028 key issues paper
Proposed St Kevin's SHD, Cork City
2020
Heritage Council submission on proposed development in Greenore, Co Louth to Louth County Council
Heritage Council submission on proposed development in Athenry, Co Galway to Galway County Council
Heritage Council submission on Westmeath County Development Plan to Westmeath County Council
Submission on the Tipperary County Development Plan 2021-2028
Conducting Reviews Of Planning Performance – Stakeholder Consultation
2019
2017
Submission to the National Planning Framework PDF 2MB
Submission to the National Planning Framework PDF 2MB
Appendix: Seascapes and Seascapes Assessment- A Review of International Policy PDF 1MB
Policy & Proposals 2012-2016
Copies available upon request email mail@heritagecouncil.ie
| December 2016 | Submission as member of Special Advisory Group on the National Planning Framework (NPF). |
| May/June 2016 | Submission on the ‘Role and Operations of the Heritage Council and implementation of Programme for a Partnership Government’ |
| May 2016 | Submission on Statutory Instruments (S.I.) for Draft EU (Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning) Regulations 2016 ( see S.I. No. 352 of 2016); |
| January 2016 | Submission on Skellig Michael World Heritage Site, Co. Kerry |
| November 2015 | Policy Proposals for Ireland's Towns |
| November 2015 | Submission to DoECLG on review of An Bord Pleanála |
| October 2015 | Submission to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Revised Guidelines on the information to be contained in Environmental Impact Statements and Advice Notes for preparing Environmental Impact Statements |
| October 2015 | Submission to the DoECLG re. review of Prescribed Bodies |
| October 2015 | Submission on Cultural Policy for Ireland |
| September 2015 | Submission to An Bord Pleanála in relation to proposed development in Fethard, Co. Tipperary |
| July 2015 | Submission to Fingal County Council re. review of County Development Plan (CDP) |
| July 2015 | Submission on Oscailte – Ireland's Cultural Heritage Data Programme |
| June 2015 | Proposal for National Land Cover and Habitat Mapping Programme |
| April 2015 | Submission on Bru na Boinne World Heritage Site Management Plan |
| March 2015 | Submission on Government’s Strategy Science Technology & Innovation (SSTI), Dept of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation |
| January 2015 | Submission to the DoECLG re. Planning Bill No. 1 |
| December 2014 | Submission to Wicklow County Council re. review of County Development Plan |
| November 2014 to date | Ongoing with EirGrid re. consultation, review and advice on landscape planning and public participation in planning |
| October 2014 | Submission to South Dublin County Council re. review of County Development Plan |
| September 2014 - 2015 | Submission to Dun Laoighaire-Rathdown County Council re. review of County Development Plan |
| February & July 2014 | Submission to NESC re. Wind Energy in Ireland: Building Community Engagement and Public Support |
| June 2014 | Comments on the Strategic Environment Assessment of the Rural Development Plan 2014-2020 |
| March 204 | Submission to the DoECLG re. review of Section 28 Guidelines on Development Management |
| February 2014 | ROI Renewable Energy Export Policy and Development Framework, Dept of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources |
| February 2014 | Archaeological Practice on Bord Na Mona Peatlands |
| February 2014 | Traditional Building Skills Working group |
| December 2013 | A National Outcome-based Agri-Environment Programme |
| December 2013 | Fiscal Reform for Built Heritage Conservation |
| December 2013 | Food Harvest 2020 |
| December 2013 | Submission Tourism Policy Consultation – Dept of Transport, Tourism & Sport |
| December 2013 | Submission to the St. Francis Abbey brewery regeneration framework |
| March 2013 | Submission to Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform on drafting of Operation |
| November 2013 | Plan for European Regional Development Fund |
| November 2013 | Submission on St. Mary’s Church and Graveyard to Kilkenny County Council |
| October 2013 | Submission on High Nature Value Farming & Rural Development Plan |
| October 2013 | Submission on UNECE Aarhus Convention |
| October 2013 | World Heritage Site Policy in Ireland |
| July – Dec 2013 | Windfarms, Renewable Energy and National Heritage including submission to the NI Assembly – Environment Committee Inquiry into Wind Energy |
| July 2013 | National Landscape Strategy |
| June 2013 | Landcover and habitat mapping programme |
| June 2013 | Submission on National Monument at Moore Street, Dublin 1 |
| February 2013 | Historic Landscape Characterisation |
| December 2012 – February 2013 | Common Agricultural Policy/ Rural Development Plan/ High Nature Value Farming |
| October 2012 | Coillte/ Heritage Council Research on Heritage Values |
| March 2012 | Submission on Integrated Marine Plan, Dept of the Taoiseach |
| February 2012 | Economic Evaluation of the Historic Environment Report |
| September 2012 | Community-Led Village Design Toolkit |
| February 2012 | ‘A Framework for Sustainable Development for Ireland’ |