July 2025

The Irish Government yesterday published its Review of the National Development Plan (NDP), which outlines a record €275.4 billion infrastructure investment programme through to 2035. Central to this is the delivery of 300,000 new homes by 2030, underpinned by significant investment in enabling infrastructure, particularly water, energy and transport.

This note highlights the

On 8 July 2025, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning jointly issued the Design Standards for Apartments, Guidelines for Planning Authorities (the Guidelines), pursuant to Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) (Section 28). The Guidelines