Land Use Review

NESC is engaging in the Phase 2 of the Land Use Review, launched by Minister Ryan (Environment, Climate and Communications), Minister McConalogue (Agriculture, Food and the Marine) and Minister of State Noonan (Heritage and Electoral Reform).

Phase 1 of the Land Use Review focused on evidence gathering and was completed in 2023. The second phase aims to identify the key demands on land (both public and private) in order to inform policies for land use across key government objectives including improving socioeconomic, climate, biodiversity, water, and air quality outcomes.

NESC is a member of two of the working groups that have been established to support the review – a technical working group (chaired by Mark Scott, Professor of Planning and Dean of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy in UCD) and a citizen engagement working group (chaired by Rory O’Donnell, retired Director of NESC), which will inform and engage stakeholders in the land use review process. As part of the citizen engagement working group, NESC has led the research into innovative place based initiatives and the lessons that can be learnt for informing Ireland’s future land use governance.