Jurisdiction: Republic of Ireland
Commencement: 31st March 2020
Amends: Planning and Development Act 2000
In order to relieve regulatory restrictions that could hinder the response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000 will not apply to the following classes of development where they are carried out by or on behalf of a State authority:
- Acute and other health and social care accommodation.
- Self-isolation or other COVID-19 related short stay accommodation.
- COVID-19 and other step down accommodation (i.e. accommodation used for people discharged from hospital that still require care).
- Medical testing centre or laboratory.
- Emergency management coordination facilities.
- Mortuary facilities.
- Ancillary and other accommodation, including storage facilities.
- Ancillary infrastructure and other works to support the above development.
These classes of development mean that buildings in those classes can have a change of use, be repurposed, and new temporary new-build accommodation can be constructed to respond to the COVID-19 situation.
This will apply between 31st March 2020 and until 9th November 2020, unless otherwise amended.
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