About Planning Permission Ireland
Planning Permission Ireland (PPI) is an independent information resource for anyone trying to understand how the Irish planning system actually works in practice — not how the brochures describe it.
What we cover
We publish guides, references, and tools across the full Irish planning lifecycle: initial feasibility, local-authority engagement, conditions, appeals, compliance, and post-permission development. Two focus areas get the deepest treatment:
- Self-build — end-to-end guidance from site assessment through to snagging, including electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and finishes.
- Planning permission itself — the process, the paperwork, the policies, and the appeals body.
What we’re not
We’re not a government website, a planning authority, or a substitute for a professional adviser. We don’t file applications on your behalf, and we don’t represent you at appeal. Everything published on PPI is informational — confirm anything that affects your project with your local authority, an architect, an engineer, or a solicitor as appropriate.
Why we exist
The Irish planning system is unusually hard for ordinary people to navigate because most of the useful information lives behind portals, scattered across 31 local authorities, or stuck in pieces of legislation that weren’t written for laypeople. We started PPI to bring that scattered information together in one place, written so an applicant can act on it.
How we work
Our editorial process focuses on sourceability. Every guide cites the statute, regulation, plan, or authority document it draws from. We track published policy changes and update affected guides; we mark guides with a "last reviewed" date and surface anything we know may have moved since.
Where there’s a regulatory grey area — and there are plenty — we say so, and we explain the trade-offs rather than pretending there’s a single right answer.
Tools and references
Beyond written guides, PPI maintains a country-by-county directory of local-authority planning pages, a collection of frequently asked questions, and case studies from completed and in-progress projects.
Questions or feedback
For corrections, suggestions, or general feedback, see our contact page for ways to reach us.