National Planning Framework
Project Ireland 2040: National Planning Framework
The original framework, replaced by the 2025 revision. Development plans adopted before 2025 were made under it.
Government of Ireland · February 2018 · 182 pages
Superseded Replaced by National Planning Framework: First Revision. It is kept because plans made while it was in force refer to it.
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- 2 6 3 4 5 FOREWORD 5 1 The Vision 10 1.1 Setting out the Vision 10 1.2 Making the Vision a Reality 11 1.3 Shared Goals – Our National Strategic Outcomes 14 1.4 What Happens If We Do Nothing? 16 1.5 UN Sustainable Development Goals 19 2 A New Way Forward 20 2.1 Realising Ambition and Potential 20 2.2 Overview of the NPF Strategy 22 2.3 Strategy Development 24 2.4 Growing Our Regions 26 2.5 Building Stronger Regions: Accessible Centres of Scale 27 2.6 Securing Compact and Sustainable Growth 28 3 Effective Regional Development 30 3.1 Strategic Development of Ireland’s Regions 30 3.2 Eastern and Midland Region 32 3.3 Northern and Western Region 38 3.4 Southern Region 44 4 Making Stronger Urban Places 54 4.1 Why Urban Places Matter 54 4.2 Ireland’s Urban Structure 58 4.3 Planning for Ireland’s Urban Growth 60 4.4 Planning for Urban Employment Growth 64 4.5 Achieving Urban Infill/ Brownfield Development 65 5 Planning for Diverse Rural Places 68 5.1 Why Rural Places Matter 68 5.2 Strengthening Ireland’s Rural Fabric and Supporting Rural Communities 69 5.3 Planning for the Future Growth and Development of Rural Areas 71 5.4 Planning and Investment to Support Rural Job Creation 75 5.5 Rural Investment Coordination 79 6 People, Homes and Communities 80 6.1 Quality of Life and Place 80 6.2 Healthy Communities 82 6.3 Diverse and Inclusive Ireland 84 6.4 Age Friendly Communities 86 6.5 Childcare, Education and Life Long Learning 89 6.6 Housing 91 2Project Ireland 2040 | Building Ireland’s Future | National Planning Framework
- 7 8 9 10 11 7 Realising our Island and Marine Potential 98 7.1 Integrated Land and Maritime Planning 98 7.2 Maritime Economy 101 7.3 Ports 102 7.4 Coastal Environment and Planning For Climate Change 103 7.5 Offshore Renewable Energy 104 8 Working with Our Neighbours 106 8.1 Ireland and the European Union 106 8.2 Ireland and Northern Ireland 108 8.3 Working Together for Economic Advantage 110 8.4 Co-ordination of Investment in Infrastructure 112 8.5 Managing our Shared Environment Responsibly 114 8.6 Ireland and England, Scotland and Wales 115 9 Realising Our Sustainable Future 116 9.1 Environmental and Sustainability Goals 116 9.2 Resource Efficiency and Transition to a Low Carbon Economy 118 9.3 Protecting Conserving and Enhancing our Natural Capital 123 9.4 Creating a Clean Environment for a Healthy Society 128 10 Implementing the National Planning Framework 130 10.1 Governance and Oversight 130 10.2 The Planning System 134 10.3 Public Capital Investment – The National Development Plan and National Strategic Outcomes 138 11 Assessing Environmental Impact 152 11.1 Environmental Assessment 152 11.2 Integrating Environmental Considerations into the Planning System 156 11.3 Alternatives to Business as Usual - A New Way Forward 157 11.4 Summary of Key Findings 158 Appendix 1 - National Policy Objectives 159 Appendix 2 - Population and Jobs in Urban Settlements in Ireland, Census of Population, 2016 170 Appendix 3 - A Methodology for a Tiered Approach to Land Zoning 175 Appendix 4 - References 176 3Project Ireland 2040 | Building Ireland’s Future | National Planning Framework
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- Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Leo Varadkar TD, Taoiseach Foreword Ireland stands on the cusp of great change. In the next twenty years we will grow by an extra one million people. This raises a series of important questions for our consideration, the most basic being where will all these people live and work, what kind of quality of life will we each enjoy, and how will a country of almost six million people impact on our communities and on our built and natural environment? We have a responsibility to answer these questions; we have a responsibility to plan for the changes that we face – to manage our future growth in a planned, productive and sustainable way. This is a challenge certainly, but it is also a great opportunity for a new generation to imagine, and implement, a shared vision for each community on this island. We have made mistakes in the past and we have allowed the country to sprawl and develop without a coherent plan, and to the detriment of many of our places and our people. After nearly a decade since the financial crisis took hold, some parts of our country are now thriving once again, while others continue to face difficulties. Indeed, many communities faced difficulties long before the recent crisis, precisely because there was no shared vision, there was no plan. Project Ireland 2040 represents an important shift from previous approaches to long-term planning and investment by Government. It is an approach that joins up ambition for improvement across the different areas of our lives, bringing the various government departments, agencies, State owned enterprises and local authorities together behind a shared set of strategic objectives for rural, regional and urban development. This document, the National Planning Framework, is a planning framework to guide development and investment over the coming years. It does not provide every detail for every part of the country; rather it empowers each region to lead in the planning and development of their communities, containing a set of national objectives and key principles from which more detailed and refined plans will follow. The companion to this document is the National Development Plan, a ten year strategy for public capital investment of almost €116 Billion. Their joint publication as Project Ireland 2040 is perhaps the most radical break with the past: aligning our investment strategy with our strategic planning documents to, for the first time in the history of our State, create a unified and coherent plan for the country. We began this journey more than three years ago, and through thousands of submissions from members of the public, and dozens of events and consultation exercises right across the country, we have shaped a shared set of strategic objectives to secure the future prosperity of our country, our regions and our people. We are therefore delighted to publish the National Planning Framework as both a vision and a credible development strategy to shape our national, regional and local spatial development in economic, environmental and social terms to 2040. Project Ireland 2040 is one vision for one country. 5Project Ireland 2040 | Building Ireland’s Future | National Planning Framework
- Journey to The National Planning Framework Governance Roadmap MAR 2016 Cross Departmental Steering Group Inception Meeting DEC 2015 Publication of NPF Roadmap APR 2016 Econometric and Demographic Steering Group Meeting Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action Cabinet Sub Committee Meeting JUL 2016 Oireachtas Briefing OCT 2016 Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action Cabinet Sub Committee Meeting SEA/AA/SFRA Steering Group and workshop DEC 2016 National Advisory Group Meeting SEP 2016 Public engagement at the National Ploughing Championships FEB 2017 Oireachtas Briefing FEB 2nd MAR 31st 2017 PREDRAFT NATIONAL CONSULTATION Issues and Choices Paper National Launch and Regional Launches as well as consultation with third level students (14 events) Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report Nationwide Green Schools Poster Competition in partnership with An Taisce (EEU) Econometric and Demographic Steering Group Meeting JUN 2016 PRELIMINARY STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION EVENTS OCT 2014 START Government approval to commence the preparation of the NPF 6Project Ireland 2040 | Building Ireland’s Future | National Planning Framework
- SEP 2017 National Advisory Group Meeting FEB 2018 National Advisory Group Meeting Cabinet Meeting Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action Sub Committee Meeting SEA/AA/SFRA Steering Group MAY 2017 SEA/AA/SFRA Steering Group and workshop JUL 2017 Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action Cabinet Sub Committee Meeting Government decision to align NPF and ten-year National Investment Plan SEP NOV 2017 CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT FRAMEWORK Review of submissions and further amendments SEA/AA/SFRA screening of amendments NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK Executive Summary Issues and Choices February 2017 Ireland 2040 Our Plan email: [email protected] Draft Position Paper Strategic Issues and Policy Choices September 2016 NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report Regional and National Prizes for Junior Primary and Senior Primary Categories Regional Winners will receive a Tablet Computer National winners will receive €500 for their school Closing date: 3rd March 2017 Tweet @GreenSchoolsIre and @npf.ie with #ireland2040 and your poster ideas! Send entries to: Green-Schools, 5A Swift’s Alley, Francis Street, Dublin 8, D08TN88 For full terms and conditions visit www.greenschoolsireland.org or call 01-4002222 for further information. POSTER COMPETITION “Imagine Your Community in 2040” “Reimagine Ireland” - create an A3 poster to show how you would like Ireland to be in 2040 MAR 2017 National Advisory Group Meeting Econometric and Demographic Steering Group Meeting FEB 2018 FINALISATION AND APPROVAL AUG 2017 Cross Departmental Steering Group Meeting DRAFT PUBLICATION NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Cabinet Sub Committee Meeting Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action Cabinet Sub Committee Meeting A Government of Ireland Policy 7Project Ireland 2040 | Building Ireland’s Future | National Planning Framework
- PA DecisionSI/SHD Decision Development / Refusal of Planning Permission Local Authority Housing Strategy Retail Strategy Local Economic and Community Plans Capital Programme EU Directives Planning Legislation Ministerial Guidelines Government Policy Capital Programmes Application to Planning Authority (PA) or An Bord Pleanála (ABP)-Strategic Infrastructure (SI) and Strategic Housing Development (SHD) Planning Applications Establishes Policy Context for... National Planning Framework Regional Spatial & Economic Strategies Development Plans Local Area Plans (Including Core Strategy) NATIONAL REGIONAL LOCAL Assessment of and decisions on development proposals EU, National Legislation and Policy ABP decision to grant/refuse Appeal? Irish Planning System An Overview 8Project Ireland 2040 | Building Ireland’s Future | National Planning Framework
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