Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010
No. 30 of 2010
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 5 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 7-9 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 10(a)-(e) | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 10(f) | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(b) |
| S. 11 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 12(a)-(c) | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 12(d) | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(c) |
| S. 13 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 14(a)-(b) | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 14(c) | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 15-16 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 17-19 | 30 November 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 3 |
| Ss. 20-22 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 23(a) | 23 March 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 132 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 23(b) | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(e) |
| S. 23(c) | 23 March 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 132 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Ss. 24-25 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 26 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 27 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 28-29 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30-31 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 32-33 | 28 September 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 451 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 34 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 35-36 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 37 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 38 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 39-40 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 41(a)-(b) | 23 March 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 132 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 41(c) | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 42 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 43 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 44-45 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 46 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 47–48 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 49 | 23 March 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 132 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 50(a) – (b) | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 50(c) | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(f) |
| S. 51 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 52 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 53 – 56 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 57 | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(g) |
| S. 58 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 59 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 60–61 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 62 | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(h) |
| S. 63 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 64 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 65(a) | 5 October 2010 | the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 65(b) – (d) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 65(e)-(f) | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 66 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 67 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 68 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 69 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 70-71 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 72 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 73 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 74(a)-(d) | 15 November 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 582 of 2011), art. 2(a) |
| S. 74(e) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 75 | 15 November 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 582 of 2011), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 76 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 77-78 | 5 October 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 477 of 2010), art. 2 |
| Ss. 79-80 | 21 September 2011 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 475 of 2011), art. 2(i) |
| S. 81 | 19 August 2010 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 405 of 2010), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| References construed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3), 25(2), 62(2)(b) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 5 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 35 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 36 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 38 repealed | Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (33/2015), ss. 1(3), 35 | 1 September 2015 | Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 364 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 43 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 47 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 48 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 52 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 57A inserted | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(3) | 21 September 2011 | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), reg. 1(b) |
| S. 59 certain references to "water services authority" construed as references to "Irish Water" | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (50/2013), ss. 1(3), 6, 7(2) | 1 January 2014 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 575 of 2013), art. 2(b) |
| S. 60 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 61 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 63 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 65(b) repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 65(c) repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 65(d) repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 69 repealed | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 1(5), 42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| S. 79A inserted | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(4) | 21 September 2011 | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), reg. 1(b) |
| S. 80A inserted | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(5) | 21 September 2011 | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), reg. 1(b) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |