Planning and Building Control, Laws and Regulations

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Planning

 - SI No. 30 of 2000 - Planning and Development Act 2000
 - SI No. 32 of 2002 - Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2002
 - SI No. 27 of 2006 - Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006
 - SI  No. 30 of 2010 - Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010
 - SI No. 34 of 2024 - Planning and Development Act 2024

 - SI No. 600 of 2001 - Planning and Development Regulations 2001

 - My Plan - Generalised Zoning Types (GZT)

Building Control

 - SI No. 3 of 1990 - Building Control Act 1990

 - SI No. 305 of 1991 - Building Control Regulations 1991
 - SI No. 306 of 1991 - Building Control Regulations 1991
 - SI No. 9 of 2014 - The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (BCAR)

 - Technical Guidance Documents (TGD) A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M.

 - Code of Practice for Inspecting and Certifying Buildings

 - Radon map of Ireland - Environmental Protection Agency

Registered Professionals

Engineers:
 - Register of Engineers (Institute of Engineer's Ireland)
 - SI No. 1 of 1969 - The Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act, 1969

Surveyors:
 - Register of Building Surveyors and Quantity Surveyors (Society of Chartered Surveyors)
 - SI No. 21 of 2007 - Building Control Act 2007 - Amendments and Registration of Architect, Building Surveyors, and Quantity Surveyors

Architects:
 - Register of Architects (Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland)
 - SI No. 21 of 2007 - Building Control Act 2007 - Amendments and Registration of Architect, Building Surveyors, and Quantity Surveyors

Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessors:
 - National Register of BER Assessors - (Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI))

Other Info, News, and Updates

 - Govt considers making attic conversions and house extensions for elderly relatives exempt from planning; Cabinet was also updated on plans to exempt cabins from planning permission today.
 - Published in 2024, the New Technical Guidance Document B - Fire Safety - Volume 1 Buildings other than Dwelling Houses, with various transitional provisions in 2025
 - 2017 - Technical Guidance Document B- Fire Safety - Volume 2 Dwelling Houses.

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