S.I. No. 426/2025 - European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

1. The name of the planning authority to which the planning application will be made should be inserted here.

2. The name of the applicant for permission (and not his or her agent) should be inserted here.

3. Delete as appropriate. The types of permission which may be sought are—

(a) permission,

(b) retention permission,

(c) outline permission, or

(d) permission consequent on the grant of outline permission. If this type of permission is being sought, the reference number on the planning register of the relevant outline permission should be included.

4. The location, townland or postal address of the land or structure to which the application relates should be inserted here.

5. Delete as appropriate. The present tense should be used where retention permission is being sought.

6. A brief description of the nature and extent of the development should be inserted here. The description should include—

(a) to which type of RED III development the application relates (e.g. co-located energy storage; relevant solar energy development; renewable energy development; repowering development; small-scale non-ground source heat pump; small-scale solar energy equipment development),

(b) where the application relates to the retention of a structure, the nature of the proposed use of the structure and, where appropriate, the period for which it is proposed to retain the structure,

(c) where the application relates to development which would consist of or comprise the carrying out of works to a protected structure or proposed protected structure, an indication of that fact,

(d) where an environmental impact assessment report or Natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the planning application, an indication of that fact,

(e) where the application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an integrated pollution control licence or a waste licence, an indication of that fact,

(f) where a planning application relates to development consisting of the provision of, or modifications to an establishment within the meaning of Part 11 of these Regulations (Major Accidents Directive), an indication of that fact, and

(g) where the application is accompanied by an opinion on unconfirmed details an indication of that fact.

7. Either the signature of the applicant or the signature and contact address of the person acting on behalf of the applicant should be inserted here.

8. The date that the notice is erected or fixed at the site should be inserted here.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

11 September, 2025.

JAMES BROWNE,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.

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These Regulations revoke amendments made by S.I. 274 of 2025 to Form No. 1 of Schedule 3 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2025 (the 2001 Regulations). A new Form No. 23 is inserted to Schedule 3 of the 2001 Regulations as a new site notice specific to RED III developments.

A provision is included which ensures site notices erected or newspaper notices published on or after the 6

th

August 2025 until the date of coming into operation of these Regulations, can be accepted by a planning authority for consideration, as if no amendments had been made to Form No. 1 of Schedule 3 by S.I. 274 of 2025.

These Regulations come into force on the date that is 14 days after the date of the making of these Regulations.

1 OJ L No. 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82.

2 OJ L No. 2023/2413, 31.10.2023.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th September,

2025.

I, JAMES BROWNE, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Articles 15e(5), 16, 16b, 16c(2), 16c(3), 16d, 16e and 16f of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018

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as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023

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, hereby make the following regulations

PART 1

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

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