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The main legislation governing planning and sustainable development in Ireland is now contained in the following:
- Planning & Development Act 2000
- Planning & Development Regulations 2001
- Planning & Development (Amendment) Act 2002
- Planning & Development (Amendment) Regulations 2002
- Planning & Development (Certification of Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2003 (SI 449 of 2003)
- Draft Planning & Development Regulations 2004
- European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (SI 435 of 2004)
- Planning & Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 (SI 436 of 2004)
In addition to the above legislation, the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, has also issued a number of specific policy/guidance documents:
- Sustainable Rural Housing - Consultation Draft of Guidelines for Planning Authorities
- Draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines for Planning Authorities
- Planning Guidelines - Quarries and Ancillary Activities - April 2004
- Planning Guidelines on Architectural Heritage Protection of Places of Public Worship - November 2003
The full text of the Act, Regulations and Guidance Notes can be obtained from the website of the of the Department of Environment and Local Government at www.environ.ie or by Mail Order from the Government Publications Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Telephone: Lo Call 1890 202021.