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LAW37460

Academic Year 2024/2025

Planning Law (LAW37460)

Subject:
Law
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Law
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Andrew Jackson
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Fieldwork Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Planning law has historically been controversial, politicised and adversarial in Ireland, making for a fascinating mix of law, policy and politics. This module will introduce students to core features of planning law, including: development; planning applications and decisions; appeals, enforcement, and judicial review; Environmental Impact Assessment, and Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive; access to information, public participation, and access to justice; and issues relating to extractive industries (e.g. quarries and peat), amongst other things.

The module will have a strong practical emphasis in its teaching and assessment, and will draw on real examples throughout. A half-day fieldtrip forms part of the module.

The module is taught intensively over the course of one week in the second trimester, during the fieldwork/study period in March.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, diligent students should:

1. Have a clear understanding of key features of Irish planning law;
2. Understand the impacts of international and EU law on planning law;
3. Be familiar with the practice of planning law, from application through appeal to judicial review;
4. Have gained skills in analysing planning documentation and decisions via the assignments (short essay and project).

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction to module & themes; History of Irish planning law; Development planning; Development and exempted
development; Planning applications & decisions; EU law and planning I & II; Final project planning; Planning appeals; Planning enforcement, injunctions, and judicial review; Strategic infrastructure development, extractives, protected structures & careers

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Lectures

24
Total

124

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures; active/task-based learning; critical writing and case-based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Project: Individual project (2500 words) for submission at the end of the trimester. A practical written assignment using a real example (e.g. planning appeal). Week 12 Graded No
60
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay: Short essay of 1500 words. Week 10 Graded No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Class feedback will be provided in writing after the end of the trimester regarding the essay and project.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Fri 09:00 - 16:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Mon 10:00 - 12:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Mon 14:00 - 15:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Thurs 10:00 - 12:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Thurs 14:00 - 15:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Tues 10:00 - 12:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Tues 14:00 - 15:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Wed 10:00 - 12:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 27 Wed 14:00 - 15:50
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