1 Planning 4A7 Design & the Built Environment Dept. of Civil, Structural, & Environmental John O’Connor

2 Planning Building Control Health and Safety

3 Planning  Planning Acts (Main Act is 2000)  Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009  Planning Regulations  Environmental Impact Regulations

4 Live - Work - Play

5 Planning  WORK, LIVE, PLAY ─ Planning aims to bring these together ─ Quality of life  WHAT IS PLANNING? ─ Land Use ─ Visual impact ─ Community facilities and amenities ─ Environmental impact

6 Development Plan  Statement of planning policies for the area  It consists of: ─ Written statement of policy and objectives ─ Series of maps showing zonings etc. residential, commercial, industrial, mixed use, agricultural, open space etc.

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9 Development Plan Objectives - Examples  QH3:To encourage and foster the creation of attractive, mixed-use sustainable neighbourhoods which contain a variety of housing types and tenures with supporting community facilities, public realm and residential amenities  QH4:To promote residential development at sustainable urban densities throughout the City

10 Development Plan Objectives - Examples  QH8:To require that larger schemes which will be developed over a considerable period of time are developed in a phased manner to ensure that suitable physical, social and community infrastructure is provided New Draft DCC Development Plan

11 Sustainable Development  Avoiding excessive suburbanisation  Assisting provision of public transportation  Ensuring efficient use of public infrastructure  Ensuring that the State will meet the Kyoto Protocol on reduction in greenhouse gases.

12 Spatial Planning The layout comparison - which gives orientation and legibility? 19th century - Modern suburbia - integrated streets dominance of culs de sac

13 Housing and Spatial Planning A small village like Rush, County Dublin has a character and style of its own with a spatial quality and relationships within itself and to its environs. How does this edge development reflect those qualities?

14 Planning Permission Process  Application for permission is made to the Planning Authority (Local Authority)  There are three parties to the planning process ─ Applicant ─ Planning Authority ─ Public  Planning Authority makes a decision to approve or refuse permission  Appeals process run by An Bord Pleanála

15 Planning Application  Completed Application Form  Location Map  Site Plan (1:500)  Other Plans, Sections, Elevations etc. (1:100)  Application fee  Part V option must be stated for residential developments, i.e. social and affordable housing provision Note: Where all information required is not submitted the Planning Authority may invalidate the application

16 Planning Notices Public Notices  Newspaper Notice ─ Within two weeks before application  Site Notice ─ No earlier than two weeks before lodging application, must remain in place for 5 weeks from receipt of application.

17 Submitting Comments on Planning Applications  Everyone has a right to view and comment on a planning application  Only written comments have to be considered by Planning Authority  Written comments must be submitted within 5 weeks of application date with fee €20  A person that has not submitted a written comment within 5 weeks cannot appeal the decision to An Bord Pleanála Note: A copy of a planning application may be purchased from the Planning Authority.

18 Decision on Planning Application  Time Period ─ Must be made by Planning Authority within 8 weeks unless additional information requested  Planning Authority must: ─ assess application in accordance with the Development Plan and Government Guidelines ─ consider whether it is in accordance with ‘proper planning and sustainable development’ and in the interests of the ‘common good’ ─ consider the comments submitted

19 Planning Decision by Planning Authority Two Options:  Approval: Notification of Grant of Permission with or without conditions ─ Reasons for conditions must be given ─ If decision is not appealed to An Bord Pleanála a Grant of Permission is issued in 4 weeks  Refusal: Notification of Refusal of Permission is issued ─ Reasons for refusal must be given ─ If not appealed, a decision to refuse is issued

20 Appeals to An Bord Pleanála Appeals on Planning Decisions may be made by:  Applicant ─ Against refusal ─ Against conditions on the decision to grant  Third Parties ─ Against the decision to grant permission ─ Appeal any condition

21 Planning – Exempted Developments  Listed in Second Schedule to Planning Regulations 2001  Examples ─ House Extensions  To rear where less than 40m 2 original floor area (other conditions apply) ─ Internal Alterations  No change of use  Not listed building

22 Environment Impact Assessments (EIA)  Examination of Environment Effects  Consideration of likely effects  Avoid, reduce effects

23 Environment Impact Assessments (EIA) EIA Required for:  Large Scale Development  Development with a particular risk  Thresholds – European Union EIA Regulations  Projects requiring and integrated Pollution Control Licence or a Waste Licence

24 Environment Impact Assessments (EIA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)  Prepared by Applicant lodging planning application  Includes: ─ Description of Development ─ Assessment of Environmental Effects ─ Proposed measures to reduce / eliminate effects  Must submit a non-technical summary in addition to the main report