Seanad approves draft exempted development planning regulations
Friday 17 July 2026
Seanad Éireann has approved the draft Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No.4) Regulations 2026.
Seanad Éireann has approved draft regulations regarding exempted development under Irish planning law.
During a sitting on 16 July 2026, Senator Garret Ahearn moved a motion to approve the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) (No.4) Regulations 2026.
The draft regulations had previously been laid before Seanad Éireann on 2 July 2026.
The approval of the motion marks a procedural step for the draft regulations under the Planning and Development Act.