Office of the Planning Regulator

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Are you thinking of a career in planning? Check out our page on CareersPortal.ie, which includes testimonials, details of college courses and industry insights: https://lnkd.in/eQ8SVvPj #OPR #OfficeofthePlanningRegulator #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator #Career

What advice would you give to someone interested in a career in planning? “The top advice I could give, is get a feel for it. The best way to get a feel for it is to talk to planners. Every local authority has planners working in it who are open to talking to students at all stages of their career…” Listen to three planners share their advice on becoming a planner: https://lnkd.in/eK6-RksC #OPR #OfficeofthePlanningRegulator #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator #Career

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Má tá tú sa tóir ar phost a mbeidh tionchar aige, an ndearna tú machnamh riamh ar phost a fháil mar Phleanálaí? Tá raon cúrsaí fochéime agus iarchéime creidiúnaithe ann lena bhféadfá cáiliú mar Phleanálaí chun cuidiú leis na háiteanna ina bhfuilimid inár gcónaí agus ina bhfuilimid ag obair a fhorbairt. Faigh tuilleadh eolais ag https://lnkd.in/eXHzePF3

2024 at a Glance Last year the OPR’s planning training programme was designed to give elected members, particularly those who were newly elected following the June 2024 local elections, an overview of the planning system. This included the statutory plan making process and the new Planning and Development Act 2024 which was enacted in October last year. There is a training library on our website, where you can access presentations and recordings of our past training events: https://lnkd.in/eZXQ99Kd To read the OPR’s Annual Report for 2024 in full, please visit this link: https://lnkd.in/ef6p4KV5 #OPR #OfficeofthePlanningRegulator #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator  

What advice would you give to someone interested in a career in planning? “I’d say pursue it. Planners will be at the forefront of the transformative change Ireland needs to go through to achieve our objectives for Ireland 2040. We have huge challenges and the holistic skills that a planner will bring will be hugely valued and needed…” Listen to three planners share their advice on becoming a planner: https://lnkd.in/eK6-RksC #OPR #OfficeofthePlanningRegulator #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator #Career 

Má tá tú sa tóir ar phost a mbeidh tionchar aige, an ndearna tú machnamh riamh ar phost a fháil mar Phleanálaí? Tá raon cúrsaí fochéime agus iarchéime creidiúnaithe ann lena bhféadfá cáiliú mar Phleanálaí chun cuidiú leis na háiteanna ina bhfuilimid inár gcónaí agus ina bhfuilimid ag obair a fhorbairt. Faigh tuilleadh eolais ag https://lnkd.in/eXHzePF3 #OPR #OfficeofthePlanningRegulator #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator

Where can I find planning circulars? All latest 2025 planning circulars can be found on the OPR’s digital ‘planning library’ which brings together a broad range of planning policy, guidelines and research in one central, accessible location. A glossary and acronym list are also available to use when navigating this planning library. https://lnkd.in/eEkZzFbj #OPR #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator #Library

Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2025 takes place this week. This year's theme is ‘Inspiring local communities for a sustainable, competitive Ireland’. Climate action has become a major influence on planning policy. While climate action includes both mitigation and adaptation the policies needed to adapt to the effects of climate change have received more focus in recent times (e.g. flood risk) whereas the planning policies dealing with mitigation have not received the same focus. Our case study paper on the topic of ‘Climate Action and the Local Authority Development Plan’ offers insights into the challenges local authorities experience when incorporating climate mitigation into development plans and highlights exemplary aspects of existing development plans that include climate mitigation measures. To read more, visit our case study paper here: https://lnkd.in/eBZwdxMp #OPR #OfficeofthePlanningRegulator #PlanningReg #PlanningRegulator