This month AILG will deliver its third in-person training module entitled “Overview of Existing Planning Legislation and Policy Guidance” in partnership with the Office of the Planning Regulator.
Presentations on the day will be delivered by Senior Personnel from the Planning Division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Niall Cussen, Planning Regulator which will:
- discuss the OPR’s experience of reviewing statutory plans and the identification of key trends and recurring issues and what can be learnt and applied in the context of the approaching round of reviews of local area plans and the role of elected members in overseeing and making local area plans.
- look ahead to the implications for local authorities of the proposed Planning and Development Bill 2022.
- address both the achievements of the current National Planning Framework and its future review as signalled by Government.
Councillors can register for either training event by clicking on the appropriate link below;
Please click the Eventbrite link of your chosen venue below to register
| Date | Venue | Time | Applicable Region | Eventbrite Link (for Registration) |
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Thursday 15th June 2023 |
Mullingar Park Hotel
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9.30am – 1.00pm |
For Councillors whose parent Councils are within the area of the Northern & Western and the Eastern & Midlands Regional Assemblies.
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https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/638145810297
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Saturday 17th June 2023 |
The Avalon House Hotel, Castlecomer Co. Kilkenny |
9.30am – 1.00pm |
For Councillors whose parent Councils are within the area of the Southern Regional Assembly
Out of Option Region For Councillors whose parent Councils are within the Northern & Western and the Eastern & Midlands area
All Elected Members can attend this venue |
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/638149120197
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The primary rules relating to attendance at the seminars are the same as has applied to AILG training over the past eight years:
Where a Councillor attends a training event other than that designated for her or his parent Council, travelling expenses will be paid at the shorter of the two distances;
Councillors may attend a training seminar on a Saturday which is not in their designated area but only to a maximum of two such attendances in the calendar year, i.e. a maximum of two out of area Saturdays in the calendar year.
Given the tight timeframes involved in sanctioning attendance retrospective sanction can be assumed on an exceptional basis.
