Planning and Building Control, Laws and Regulations


Planning Acts

 - S.I. 28 of 1963 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963.  
 - S.I. 20 of 1976 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1976 ;
 - S.I. 21 of 1982 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1982;
 - S.I. 28 of 1983 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1983;
 - S.I. 11 of 1990 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1990;
 - S.I. 14 of 1992 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1992;
 - S.I. 12 of 1993 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1993;
 - S.I. 9 of 1998 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1998;
 - S.I. 17 of 1999 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1999 ;
 - 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

Planning Regulations

 - S.I. No. 236/1964 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 (Exempted Development) Regulations, 1964
 - S.I. No. 348/1984 - Local Government (Planning and Development) (Exempted Development and Amendment) Regulations, 1984.
 - S.I. No. 25/1990 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1990.
 - S.I. No. 86/1994 - Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1994
 - S.I. No. 600 of 2001 - Planning and Development Regulations 2001
 - S.I. No. 376/2023 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023
 - S.I. No. 263/2025 - Planning and Development Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025 

Planning - Other

 - My Plan - Generalised Zoning Types (GZT)

Building Control Acts

 - SI No. 3 of 1990 - Building Control Act 1990
 
- S.I. No. 21 of 2007 - Building Control Act 2007

Building Control Regulations

 - SI No. 305 of 1991 - Building Control Regulations 1991
 - SI No. 306 of 1991 - Building Control Regulations 1991
 - S.I. No. 154/1994 - Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations, 1994
 - S.I. No. 497/1997 - Building Regulations, 1997
 - S.I. No. 351/2009 - Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2009 - SI No. 9 of 2014 - The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (BCAR) 
 - SI No. 229 of 2021 - The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2021
 - S.I. No. 361/2024 - Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2024
 - S.I. No. 56 of 2025 - Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Technical Guidance Documents

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

Building Control - Other

 - Code of Practice for Inspecting and Certifying Buildings

 - Radon map of Ireland - Environmental Protection Agency

 - Fire safety Guide for Building Owners and Operators; Guide for persons having control under Section 18(2) of the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003; August 2023 here and here.

  - Building Control Management System (BCMS) - National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office

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.