Tuesday 30th June 2026
NEW PLANNING RULES VERY POSITIVE – ONCE IMPLEMENTED – IPAV
Responding to new draft planning guidelines for rural and Gaeltacht housing published today, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, welcomed the initiative saying that if it’s swiftly implemented, along with the plan for modular homes and other infrastructure and planning changes underway, it will make a sizeable contribution to achieving housing targets.
“Together, once implemented, these initiatives would see Ireland break free from the stasis and piecemeal change that has prevailed and stymied progress on home building.
“Our planning laws have, for too long, enabled individual rights to trump the common good and animal rights have often superseded human rights,” Genevieve McGuirk, IPAV’s Chief Executive said.
Bringing clarity to the myriad different rules applied by Local Authorities throughout the country is very welcome, she said.
And she said the new rules will need to be monitored over a period of time and adjusted should unintended or undesirable consequences arise.