Planning Across Scales, Building Resilient Places – Irish Planning Institute Annual Planning Conference 2026

Our Annual Planning Conference 2026 takes place in the Radisson Blu, Athlone on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 April 2026 with a welcome drinks reception the evening of Wednesday 15 April. This year’s conference will be chaired by broadcaster and journalist Shane Coleman. The conference programme is continuously being updated with new speakers and sessions. …

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CPD Webinar: New legislation for development plans, area plans and housing strategies

Chapters 5 (providing for development plans) and 6 (providing for area plans) of Part 3 and Chapter 1 of Part 7 (providing for housing strategies) of the Planning and Development Act 2024 commenced on 31 December 2025. You can read more in the relevant circular, commencement order and regulations available at www.gov.ie/planning. At this CPD …

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CPD Webinar: Delivering Housing Infrastructure: HISCo’s Experience

At this webinar Housing Infrastructure Services Company (HISCo) chief executive Niall Morrissey will introduce HISCo’s role as a ‘design-build-finance’ service for housing estate infrastructure, on fully commercial terms, to developers and landowners. Niall will present developments HISCo have been involved in around the country and the potential projects it can support. This will be followed …

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