Planning and Development Act 2000

25

F173[Procedure for making regional spatial and economic strategy

25. (1) As part of the consultation between a regional assembly and the relevant planning authorities under section 22, the regional assembly and the planning authorities concerned shall agree on a procedure for preparing and making the regional spatial and economic strategy under section 24.

(2) Matters to be considered under subsection (1) shall include the establishment of committees to oversee and consider preparation of the strategy.

(3) The authorities and assemblies concerned shall agree on the membership of the committees under subsection (2) and shall also agree on the roles of those committees in preparing the draft regional spatial and economic strategy, considering submissions or observations under section 24, and drawing up reports in respect of the strategy.

(4) When the regional assemblies in respect of the GDA make a regional spatial and economic strategy they shall include in the strategy a statement on the actions being taken or proposed to ensure effective integration of transport and land use planning, including in particular

(a) a statement explaining how the regional assemblies propose to address the matters identified in the report of the NTA prepared in accordance with section 31G, and

(b) where the regional assemblies do not propose to address, or propose only to partially address, any matter identified in the report of the NTA prepared in accordance with section 31G, a statement of the reasons for that course of action.

(5) When a regional assembly (other than the regional assemblies in respect of the GDA) makes a regional spatial and economic strategy it shall include in the strategy a statement on the actions being taken or proposed to ensure effective integration of transport and land use planning, including in particular

(a) a statement explaining how it proposes to address the matters identified in the report of the NTA prepared in accordance with section 31GG, and

(b) where it does not propose to address, or proposes only to partially address, any matter identified in the report of the NTA prepared in accordance with section 31GG, a statement of the reasons for that course of action.

(6) The making of a regional spatial and economic strategy under section 24(8) shall be a matter for the members of the regional assembly concerned, following the consideration of any report or reports from the committees referred to in subsection (2).]

Annotations

Amendments:

F173

Substituted (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 63(1), S.I. No. 214 of 2014.

Editorial Notes:

E129

Previous affecting provision: subs. (3A) inserted (4.01.2010) by Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (15/2008), s. 91, S.I. No. 574 of 2009; substituted as per F-note above.

E130

Previous affecting provision: subs. (3B) inserted (4.01.2010) by Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (37/2009), ss. 44(1)(b), S.I. No. 575 of 2009; substituted as per F-note above.