RPG 2010–2022

Preparing the Regional Planning Guidelines 2010–2022.

The existing Regional Planning Guidelines were adopted on the 8th of July 2004. Revised RPGs are required to be in place 6 years from this date as after 6 years Sc. 27 (5) of the 2000 Planning and Development Act states that they are no longer have legal power. In order to have revised Guidelines in place in time, the revised document should be completed by June 2010.

Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area- Review Stages

The Review process involves a number of stages:

• Stage 1 – Pre Draft Public Consultation for 8 weeks where submissions are invited from the public and interested bodies where the issues people want included or changed in the new Guidelines are expressed.
  
• Stage 2 – Writing of a report on all of the issues raised during the public consultation process and the presentation of this, plus the key issues from national policies, to the Elected Representatives on the Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities.
  
• Stage 3 – Preparation of Draft Guidelines.
  
• Stage 4 – Agreement by the Elected Representatives of Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities of a new Draft Regional Planning Guideline for the Greater Dublin Area.
  
• Stage 5 – Placing of the new Draft Guidelines on public display for 10 weeks seeking public comment.
  
• Stage 6 – Preparing a report on all the submission received and presenting this to the Elected Representatives.
  
• Stage 7 – Adoption of the new Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area for the years 2010- 2022 following the making of any needed changes.
  
• Stage 8 – Translation and Publication of the New Regional Planning Guidelines.

We are  now in Stage 5- 2nd Public Consultation. 

The public consultation period runs from Monday the 11th of January 2010 to Friday the 26th of March 2010 (inclusive).  Submissions can be send by post to:

Regional Planning Guidelines,

1st Floor,

Mainscourt,

23 Main Street,

Swords,

Co. Dublin

or by email to submission@rpg.ie

Please include your name and address and if you are representing a company or other persons or agencies please state this information also.    Submissions will be accepted by post or in email format.

 

Stage 4

The Regional Authorities for Dublin and Mid-East met in joint session on the 15th of December to consider, amend and agree to place the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area 2010-2022 on public display.

 

Stage 3

This stage took place from April 2009 until December 2009.

 

Stage 2

Following the closure of the public consultation period the Directors Report on the submissions received was presented to the Members of Dublin and the Mid-East Regional Authority at a Joint Regional Authority Meeting on the 21st of April 2009, held in Naas.  A copy of the Directors Report as passed by the Members is available to download below.

Directors Report on Pre-Draft Consultation For 2010 RPGs for the GDA, April 2009.

 

Stage 1

The first public consultation at pre-draft stage is now complete. 

A short public consultation leaflet and a more detailed issue paper explaining the Guidelines and outlining key issues to stimulate debate and ideas for submissions were published during the first public consultation phase. These can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

Consultation Leaflet (english)

Consultation Leaflet (gaeilge)
Review of the Regional Planning Guidelines Issue Paper                      Size: 2.8 MB

 

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Directive Assessment

As part of the review of the Regional Planning Guidelines for the GDA the Dublin and Mid East Regional Authorities will carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and, as necessary, a Habitats Directive Appropriate Assesssment (HDA) as part of the review process.  The provisions of Article 10 of the 2004 SEA Regulations shall apply (as amended in Article 15 of S.I. 436 of 2004) and as part of the making of the regional planning guidelines, the regional authorities will prepare an environmental report of the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the guidelines. 

To view the scoping report for the SEA and HDA please follow the link provided directly underneath.

Scoping Report for SEA and HDA of Regional PLanning Guidelines 2010-2022                      Size: 2.4 MB