Updated to 21 November 2025 (Act No. 11 of 2025 and S.I. No. 547 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Planning and Development Act 2024
No. 34 of 2024
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-5 | 2 December 2024 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(a) |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 1-20 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 20A-27D | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 28 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 1 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 29, 30, 31 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31A | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 31B-31E | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31F | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31FF | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals s. 31G | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31GG | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31H insofar as it applies to guidelines issued under s. 28 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 3 |
| S. 6 except insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31H insofar as it applies to guidelines issued under s. 28 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 31I-AP | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31AQ | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 31AR | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 31AS-102 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 103-108 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 1 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 109 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 110(1) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 110(2), (3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 111, 112 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 113-115 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 116-124 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 2 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 125-145 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 146(1), (2) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 3 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 146(3)-(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 146A insofar as it applies to the Commission | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 4 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 146A except insofar as it applies to the Commission | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 147 insofar as it applies to a person referred to in subparagraphs (i) or (iii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 5 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals s. 147 of Act 30/2000 except insofar as it applies to a person referred to in subparagraphs (i) or (iii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 148(1) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 6 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 148(2)-(4) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 148(5)(a) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(2), schedule, part 2, item 6 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 148(5)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 148(6)-(11) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 149-177Q | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 177R, paragraph (a) of the definition of “land use plan” | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 4 |
| S. 6 except insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 177R, paragraph (a) of the definition of “land use plan” | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 177S(2)(a), (aa) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 5 |
| S. 6 except insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 177S(2)(a), (aa) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 177T(3)(a), (aa) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 6 |
| S. 6 except insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 177T(3)(a), (aa) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 177U-238 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, s. 239 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(2), sch., part 2, item 7 |
| S. 6 insofar as it repeals Act 30/2000, ss. 240-321 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 7-14 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 15 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 16 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 17-24 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 1 |
| S. 25(1)-(7) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 1 |
| S. 25(8), (9) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 26-41 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 42-179 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 180 | 1 August 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 379 of 2025), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 181-194 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 195-207 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 2 |
| Ss. 208-277 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 278-290 | 1 August 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 379 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 291-302 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 303, 304 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 2 |
| Ss. 305-345 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 346 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 347-353 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 353(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 353(2) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 4 |
| S. 353(3)-(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 353(8) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 4 |
| S. 353(9) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 354(1)-(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 354(4) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 4 |
| S. 354(5)-(11) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 355(1)-(4) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 4 |
| S. 355(5)-(9) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 356(1)-(3) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 3 |
| S. 356(4), (5) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 356(6) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1item 3 |
| S. 356(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 357 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 358 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 359-375 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 376 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 377-387 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 388 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 389 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 390 in so far as it applies to the Commission and the Minister | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 5 |
| S. 390 in so far as it applies to the Office of the Planning Regulator and the regional assembly | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 391-395 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 396 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 4 |
| Ss. 397-401 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 402, 403 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 404-475 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 476 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 4 |
| Ss. 477-481 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 483, 484 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 4 |
| S. 485(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 485(2) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 5 |
| S. 486 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 487-491 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 4 |
| S. 492(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 492(2)(a) insofar as it relates to funfairs | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(1), sch., part 1, item 6 |
| S. 492(2)(a) except insofar as it relates to funfairs | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 492(2)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 493 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 494-531 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 3 |
| Ss. 532, 533 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 534, 535 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 3 |
| Ss. 536-570 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 571 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 572 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 573 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 574 in so far only as it applies to a person referred to in subsection (5) or (6) of that section | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 6 |
| S. 574 except in so far only as it applies to a person referred to in subsection (5) or (6) of that section | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 575(1)(a) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 7 |
| S. 575(1)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 575(2) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 7 |
| Ss. 576, 577 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 578(1), (2) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 8 |
| S. 578(3)-(6) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 579-585 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 586(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 586(2), (3) | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 9 |
| S. 586(4) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 587-595 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 596-600 | 9 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 239 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Ss. 601-623 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 624, 625 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 626 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 627 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 628, 629 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 630 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 1-7 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 8 amending Act 11/1991 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 1 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 9, 10 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it inserts definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 14/1993, s. 2(1) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 2(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends definitions of “development plan", ”land", "planning authority", "planning permission", "special amenity area order", "structure" in Act 14/1993, s. 2(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends Act 14/1993, s. 19(6) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends Act 14/1993, s. 46(1), (3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends Act 14/1993, s. 47(4)(c)(6) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends Act 14/1993, s. 49(5)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends Act 14/1993, s. 51AA | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 2(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it inserts Act 14/1993, s. 51AB | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 11 insofar as it amends Act 14/1993, s. 52(6) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 12-17 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it inserts a definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 37/2001, s. 2(1) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, s. 2(1), definition of “land” | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, s. 51(2)(a)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it inserts Act 37/2001, s. 66B(4)(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it inserts Act 37/2001, s. 66B(4)(b) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66C(2)(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66C(2)(c)(ii) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(c) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66C(3)(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66C(3)(c)(ii) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(d) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66C(4)(a)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66C(4)(a)(ii) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(e) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s. 66H(2)(i) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(f) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, s.140(10)(e) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 3(g) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, s.140(11) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, s.183(1)(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, s.184(1), (2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, sch. 14A part 1 row 22 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, sch. 14A part 1 row 30 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, sch. 14A part 2 rows 11-17 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it amends Act 37/2001, sch. 14A part 3 row 32 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it deletes Act 37/2001, sch. 14A part 3 rows 33, 52, 74, 75 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 18 insofar as it substitutes Act 37/2001, sch. 14A part 3 rows 69-73, 76 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it inserts definitions of “Act of 2024” and “Commission” in Act 55/2001, s. 2(1) | 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 1(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends definitions of “land” and “planning authority” in Act 55/2001, s. 2(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 38(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it inserts Act 55/2001, s. 38(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 39(4) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 42(2) | 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 1(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 43(1)(h) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it inserts Act 55/2001, s. 46A | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 47(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 47C(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 47DD(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it amends Act 55/2001, s. 47E(7) | 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 1(c) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 19 insofar as it inserts Act 55/2001, s. 47G | 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 1(d) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 20-26 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 27 insofar as it amends Act 31/2005, s. 4(4) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 4 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 28-30 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 31 insofar as it inserts definitions of “Act of 2024” and “regional spatial and economic strategy” in Act 15/2008, s. 2 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 5(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 31 insofar as it amends definition of “land” in Act 15/2008, s. 2 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 31 insofar as it substitutes Act 15/2008, s. 12(5)(b), (6), (10)(a), (b) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 5(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 31 insofar as it amends Act 15/2008, s. 44(1)(c), (6)(ii), (iii), (6A), (7), (14)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 31 insofar as it inserts Act 15/2008, s. 44(15A) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 31 insofar as it substitutes Act 15/2008, s. 64(2)(b) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 5(c) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 32-34 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 35 amending Act 37/2009, s. 10(1)(b)(vii) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 6 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 36-39 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it inserts a definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 50/2013, s. 2 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 7(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it amends definition of “planning authority” in Act 50/2013, s. 2 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it amends Act 50/2013, s. 12(8) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it amends Act 50/2013, s. 24 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 7(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it amends Act 50/2013, s. 33(5)(a)(ii) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 7(c) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it substitutes Act 50/2013, s. 33(5)(b)(i)-(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it amends Act 50/2013, s. 33(10), (11) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it substitutes Act 50/2013, s. 34(5)(c), (d) in Act 50/2013 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it substitutes Act 50/2013, s. 34(5)(e) in Act 50/2013 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 7(d) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it substitutes Act 50/2013, s. 34(5)(f) in Act 50/2013 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 40 insofar as it amends Act 50/2013, s. 34(10) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 41-43 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it inserts the definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 33/2015, s. 2 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it substitutes the definitions of “regeneration land”, "residential land" in Act 33/2015, s. 3 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it inserts the definition of “Board” in Act 33/2015, s. 3 | 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. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it inserts the definitions of “core strategy”, "functional area", "habitable house", "housing strategy", "land", "local area plan", "planning authority", "structure", "unauthorised development", "unauthorised use" in Act 33/2015, s. 3 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it amends Act 33/2015, s. 5(1)(b)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it amends Act 33/2015, s. 6(5)(b), (6) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 44 insofar as it amends Act 33/2015, s. 24 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 45 amending Act 46/2015 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 8 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46 insofar as it amends Act 17/2016, s. 2 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46, insofar as it inserts the definition of “Board” in section 3 of Act 17/2016 | 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 3(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46, insofar as it inserts definitions of “chief executive”, "development plan", "environmental impact assessment report", "Environmental Impact Assessment Directive", "European site", "European Union", "functional area", "house", "land", "local area plan", "local authority", "Natura impact statement", "permission", "planning application", "planning authority", "planning permission", "protected structure", "Transboundary Convention", "unauthorised development" in section 3 of Act 17/2016 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46 insofar as it amends Act 17/2016, s. 6(9) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46 in so far as it amends Act 17/2016, s. 10(5)(a), (b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46 insofar as it inserts Act 17/2016, s. 10(5)(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46 insofar as it amends Act 17/2016, s. 11 | 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 3(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 46 insofar as amends Act 17/2016, s. 12(2)(b) | 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 3(c) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 47 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 48 inserting Act 9/2018, s. 14(3)(ha) | 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 4 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 49-52 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 53 insofar as it amends Act 24/2019, s. 1 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 9(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 53 insofar as it substitutes Act 24/2019, s. 15(1)(a) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 9(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 53 in so far as it substitutes Act 24/2019, s. 15(1)(b)-(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 54 insofar as it amends Act 11/2021, s. 15(1) | 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 5 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 54 insofar as it amends Act 11/2021, s. 15(1)(a), (b), (c), (e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, refs. 55, 56 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as the insertion by Act 26/2021, s. 74 of that amendment effects the substitution of the definition of “Board" | 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 6 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends the definition of “development plan", "house", "housing strategy", ”local area plan" in Act 26/2021, s. 4 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends the definition of “regional spatial and economic strategy” in Act 26/2021, s. 4 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 10(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it inserts a definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 26/2021, s. 4 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 10(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it inserts a definitions of “coordinated area plan”, "priority area plan", "urban area plan" in Act 26/2021, s. 4 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends Act 26/2021, s. 8(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends Act 26/2021, s. 29 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends Act 26/2021, s. 52(3)(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends Act 26/2021, s. 58 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it substitutes Act 26/2021, s. 74 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends Act 26/2021, s. 75(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 57 insofar as it amends Act 26/2021, s. 75(9) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it inserts definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 50/2021, s. 2(1) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends the definition of “appropriate assessment", "development", "development permission", "environmental impact assessment", "Environmental Impact Assessment Directive", "functional area", "screening for appropriate assessment" in Act 50/2021, s. 2(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends the definitions of "Birds Directive”, “coastal planning authority”, “Habitats Directive”, “National Planning Framework” and “strategic environmental assessment” in Act 50/2021, s. 2(1) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 6(8) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(c) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 6A(3) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(d) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 7(1), (2), (3) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(e) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 14(2), (3) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(f) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 33B | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021,s. 43(1)(j) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 11(g) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 793(5)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 83(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 97(3E) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 99(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 109(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 132(3)(b)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 138(1)(b), (c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, s. 144A(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, sch. 6 part 1 para. 7 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, sch. 6 part 1 para. 22B(a), (b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, sch. 7 para. 1(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it substitutes Act 50/2021, sch. 7 para. 3 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 58 insofar as it amends Act 50/2021, sch. 7 para. 8 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 59 substituting Act 15/2022, s. 28(2)(e) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 12 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 61 amending Act 26/2022, s. 6 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 13 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 62 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 63 amending Act 35/2022,s. 3 | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 14 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 64 in amending Act 47/2022, s. 8 | 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 7 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends definitions of “development”, "planning authority" in Act 48/2022, s. 2(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it inserts definition of “Act of 2024” in Act 48/2022, s. 2(1) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 15 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 14(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 22 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 24 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it substitutes Act 48/2022, s. 25(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 25(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 25(4)(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 25(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 37(3)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 38(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 58(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 62(3)(j) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 66(2)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 66(7) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 67(5)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 65, insofar as it amends Act 48/2022, s. 68(7) | 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 8 |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 66 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 67 in so far as it amends Act 7/2024, s. 2(10 | 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 9(a) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 67 in so far as it inserts Act 7/2024, s. 10A | 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 9(b) |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 67 in so far as it amends the definitions of “Limerick City and County Development Plan” in Act 7/2024, s. 29(1) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 631, schedule 7, ref. 67 in so far as it amends the definitions of “National Planning Framework” and “regional spatial and economic strategy” in Act 7/2024, s. 29(1) | 2 October 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 452 of 2025), art. 3(3), sch., part 3, item 16 |
| Ss. 632, 633 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(1), schedule, part 1, item 1 |
| Ss. 634, 635 | 18 October 2024 | Commenced as per s. 1(4) |
| Ss. 636, 637 | 2 December 2024 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2 amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 3 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 27(2) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 4 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 30(1), (2) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 5 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 35 report under, requirements imposed | European Union (Land Use Planning – Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 456 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 13(2) | 2 October 2025 | In effect as per reg. 1(2) |
| S. 35(2) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 6(a) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 35(3) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 6(b) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 41(2) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 7 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 56 report under, requirements imposed | European Union (Land Use Planning – Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 456 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 13(2) | 2 October 2025 | In effect as per reg. 1(2) |
| S. 56(2) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 8 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 60(10) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 9 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 63(18) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 10 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 64(15) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 11 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 65(18) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 12 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 68(2) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 13 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 69 substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 14 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(1A) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(a) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(2) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(b) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(6) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(c) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(6A) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(d) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(7) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(e)(i) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(7)(c) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(e)(ii) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 81(8), (9) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 15(f) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 180(9) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 16(a) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 180(10) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 16(b) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| Part 6 (ss. 195-241) option for joint or coordinated assessments | European Union (Land Use Planning – Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 456 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 14 | 2 October 2025 | In effect as per reg. 1(2) |
| S. 242(12) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 17 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 303(3) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 18(a) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 303(4) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 18(b) | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 306(5) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 19 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 355(2) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 20 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 410(1)(c)(ii) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 21 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 423(1)(c)(ii) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 22 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 603(5) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 23 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 608 amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 24 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 614(2) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 25 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| S. 626(c) substituted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(5), 26 | 24 July 2025 | Commenced as per s. 1(5) |
| Sch. 7 amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(4), 32(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(4), 33(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | ||
| Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 (9/2025), ss. 1(4), 34(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2 | Planning and Development (Prescribed Newspapers) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 264 of 2025) |
| S. 4(1) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| Planning and Development (Funfairs and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 457 of 2025) | |
| Planning and Development (Prescribed Newspapers) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 264 of 2025) | |
| Planning and Development (An Coimisiún Pleanála) (Declaration of Interests) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 262 of 2025) | |
| S. 31(1)(b)(vii) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 34(3)(h) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 54(3)(j) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 55(1)(a)(xi) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 55(15)(c)(x) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 58(7)(a)(x) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 58(18)(c)(x) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 75(5)(a)(viii) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 76(5)(a)(ix) | Planning and Development (Prescribed Persons - Statutory Plans) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 458 of 2025) |
| S. 487(2) | Planning and Development (Funfairs and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 457 of 2025) |
| S. 487(3) | Planning and Development (Funfairs and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 457 of 2025) |
| S. 489 | Planning and Development (Funfairs and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 457 of 2025) |
| S. 523(1) | Planning and Development (An Coimisiún Pleanála) (Declaration of Interests) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 262 of 2025) |
| S. 523(12) | Planning and Development (An Coimisiún Pleanála) (Declaration of Interests) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 262 of 2025) |
| S. 632 | Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding Standard) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 343 of 2025) |