Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date he proposes to give statutory effect to draft guidelines for planning permission for one off rural houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2176/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In March 2004, guidelines for planning authorities on sustainable rural housing were published in draft form to afford all interested parties an opportunity to comment before the guidelines are finalised. I expect to be in a position to issue the guidelines in final statutory form shortly.

Planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála were advised from the outset to have regard to the draft guidelines and to implement them in respect of their development plans and in the processing of relevant planning applications.