1. The Planning System in Ireland – Fit For Purpose?

2. Speed of Delivery
Type of Delivery

3. Type of Delivery
What type of housing, and where?

6. Growth in Ireland
1991 – 2016
- Growth at the edges; Sprawl; Declining centres
National Planning Framework
- 1 million additional people in Ireland by 2040
- Eastern and Midland Region: 490k to 540k
- Northern and Western Region: 160k to 180k
- Southern Region: 340k to 380k

7. Type of Delivery
What type of housing, and where?
Business as Usual?

8. National Planning Framework
At least 50% of all new homes that are targeted in the 5 cities (Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway) to be within their existing built up areas
Dublin: 235, ,000 people
Cork: 105,000 – 125,000 people
Limerick: 50,000 – 55,000 people
Waterford: 30,000 – 35,000 people
Galway: 40,000 – 45,000 people
Outside the main cities, 30% of all new homes to be within existing built up areas
Nationally, 40% of all new homes to be within the built up area of existing settlements
Compact Urban Growth
“Settlements of all sizes, from the largest city to the smallest village”

11. Plan-Led System
Intensive Period of Development Plan Review Activity Ahead
Office of the Planning Regulator
Impact?

12. Speed of Delivery Vacant Sites Levy - Teething issues
- A more aggressive approach?
- Impact

13. Speed of Delivery Vacant Sites Levy Strategic Housing Development
- As of Q1 2019: 8,191 residential units; 4,768 student bed spaces
- Type of housing
- Speed?
- Clear benefits
- Unintended consequences

14. Speed of Delivery Vacant Sites Levy Strategic Housing Development
Condition Discharge
- From planning permission to units on the ground
- Long-standing frustration
- Amendment Act 2018

15. Does the Planning System Enable Efficient Delivery?

17. More to Do Public Sector
- The private sector on its own is not the answer
- Massive public sector land resource

18. More to Do Public Sector Resourcing - A massive challenge
- Management of resources

19. More to Do Public Sector Resourcing Consistency - OPR role
- Pre-Application Process
- Digitisation
- Development Contributions

20. More to Do Public Sector Resourcing Consistency Agility
Judicial Review
- Growing influence
- Need to consider the reasons
- Changes

21. More to Do Public Sector Resourcing Consistency Agility
Judicial Review
SHD System
Forthcoming Review Process
Lessons to be learned?

22. More to Do Public Sector Resourcing Consistency Agility
Judicial Review
SHD System
Public Engagement
- Adversarial System
- Time for a new approach?

23. Lessons from Elsewhere?
Small Sites
Urban Greening
Parking Standards
Vertical Mix

24. Thank You