The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government provide a wide range of guidance on planning related issues including architectural heritage, landscape, childcare facilities and best practice design.

They also provide a range of leaflets covering a wide range of planning topics including how to prepare and lodge a planning application, how to make a planning appeal, requirements for change of use, building extensions, garages, domestic sheds, agricultural development, etc. The full range of these leaflets can be found at: https://www.opr.ie/planning-leaflets/ 

For further details on planning guidelines and standards please refer to www.environ.ie and www.irishstatutebook.ie

Meath Rural House Design Guide

Meath County Council has commissioned this document in order to positively encourage the application of good siting and design principals to new single house development in the countryside.