(LRC Revised)

Number 47 of 2022

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND FORESHORE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

REVISED

Updated to 18 June 2025

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative

consolidation of the

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022

.

It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to

undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025

(5/2025), enacted 19 June 2025, and all statutory

instruments up to and including the

Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025

(S.I. No. 256 of 2025), made 17 June 2025, were considered in the preparation of

this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

47

of

2022

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

FORESHORE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

REVISED

Updated to

18 June 2025

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citation

and commencement

PART 2

Amendment of Planning and Development Act 2000

2. Definition (Part 2)

3. Amendment of section 4 of Act of

2000

4. Amendment of section 104 of Act

of 2000

5. Amendment of section 105 of Act

of 2000

6. Appointment of chairperson on

interim basis

7. Amendment of section 106 of Act

of 2000

8. Saver of power of Minister to

appoint under section 106(1)(e) of Act of 2000

9. General power of deputy

chairperson to perform functions of chairperson where office is vacant

10. Amendment of section 108 of

Act of 2000

11. Amendment of section 110 of

Act of 2000

12. Amendment of section 111 of

Act of 2000

13. Amendment of section 179 of

Act of 2000

14. Local authority own housing

development

PART 3

Amendment of Foreshore Act 1933

15. Definition (Part 3)

16. Amendment of section 1 of Act

of 1933

17. Subsoil below, and water

column above, foreshore

18. Provisions relating to certain

other leases, licences, etc.

20. Provisions relating to certain

other aquaculture licences

21. Provisions with respect to

certain other court proceedings

Acts Referred to

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005

Education and Training Boards Act 2013

(No. 11)

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997

(No. 23)

Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 1998

(No. 54)

Foreshore Act 1933

(No. 12)

Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2021

Local Government Act 2001

(No. 37)

Planning and Development Act 2000

(No. 30)

Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992

(No. 16)

Technological Universities Act 2018

(No. 3)

Number

47

of

2022

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

FORESHORE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

REVISED

Updated to

18 June 2025

An Act to amend the

Planning and Development Act 2000

in relation to the appointment of, and the efficient discharge of business of, An

Bord Pleanála and, in order to facilitate and accelerate the provision of housing on lands owned

by local authorities and certain state authorities, to provide that certain housing

development on such lands be exempted development, and to amend the

Foreshore Act 1933

.

[20

th December,

2022]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citation

and commencement

PART 2

Amendment of Planning and Development Act 2000

2. Definition (Part 2)

3. Amendment of section 4 of Act of

2000

4. Amendment of section 104 of Act

of 2000

5. Amendment of section 105 of Act

of 2000

6. Appointment of chairperson on

interim basis

7. Amendment of section 106 of Act

of 2000

8. Saver of power of Minister to

appoint under section 106(1)(e) of Act of 2000

9. General power of deputy

chairperson to perform functions of chairperson where office is vacant

10. Amendment of section 108 of

Act of 2000

11. Amendment of section 110 of

Act of 2000

12. Amendment of section 111 of

Act of 2000

13. Amendment of section 179 of

Act of 2000

14. Local authority own housing

development

PART 3

Amendment of Foreshore Act 1933

15. Definition (Part 3)

16. Amendment of section 1 of Act

of 1933

17. Subsoil below, and water

column above, foreshore

18. Provisions relating to certain

other leases, licences, etc.

20. Provisions relating to certain

other aquaculture licences

21. Provisions with respect to

certain other court proceedings