Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 29/2018
• Year: 2018

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th February, 2018.

I, DAMIEN ENGLISH, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4(2) and 262 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order ( S.I. No. 358 of 2017 )) and by the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 352 of 2017), hereby make the following regulations with respect to which, pursuant to section 262(4) of that Act, a draft has been laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House:

Citation

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

(2) The collective citation “Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2018” includes these Regulations.

Definition

2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 600 of 2001 ).

Amendment of Article 5 of the Principal Regulations

3. Article 5(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting the following definition after the definition of “amusement arcade”:

“‘associated accessories’, in relation to the inspection, maintenance, repair, renewal, removal or installation of pipes, water mains, sewer or other pipe for the purposes of the Water Services Acts 2007 to 2017, has the meaning assigned to “accessories” by section 2 of the Water Services Act 2007 (No. 30 of 2007) and includes cables that are associated with any of those matters;”.

Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations

4. Part 1 (Exempted Development — General) of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) subject to paragraph (b), by inserting the following after Class 57:

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Column 1Description of Development Column 2Conditions and Limitations Class 58Development by Irish Water, for the purpose of the provision of water services, consisting of one or more of the following: (a) the inspection, maintenance, repair, renewal or removal of pipes, cables, water mains, sewers, including associated accessories, service connections, boundary boxes, kiosks, intakes, overhead wires, meters and other...