[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
Key Changes In Legislation And The Operating Environment There have been a number of key changes in planning legislation and policy and in the general operating environment for the City Development Plan since the Plan was adopted.
[1] Development Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2022 These section 28 Ministerial Guidelines (dated June 2022) were published on 1 July 2022 which was after the adoption of the City Development Plan. These Guidelines provide guidance on the preparation, process, content, implementation, monitoring and reporting of development plans. However, Draft Guidelines were published in August 2021 and regard was had to these in the preparation of the City Development Plan. [2] Residential Zoned Land Tax – Finance Act 2021 and Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2022 The residential zoned land tax (RZLT) was announced in Budget 2022 and was introduced under the Finance Act 2021. RZLT is a tax aimed at activating serviced and residentially zoned land for housing. While the Revenue Commissioner is responsible for administering the tax, local authorities are responsible for identifying the land that is subject to RZLT. The objective of the tax is to activate land that is serviced and zoned for residential use or mixed use in order to increase housing supply and to ensure regeneration of vacant and idle lands in urban areas. [3] Planning and Development Bill 2023 The Planning and Development Bill was published on 22nd November 2023. It has competed Dáil Éireann Third Stage (“Committee Stage”) and on 18th April 2024 a revised Bill, as amended in the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, was published. The Bill proposes to consolidate and revise Irish planning law and provides for a number of fundamental changes including ten-year development plans with the core strategy replaced with an integrated overall strategy and a series of six thematic strategies, new Urban Development Zones and National Planning Statements, and a new suite of area-based plans.
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