The Built Environment
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Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is responsible for:
Local Authorities and An Bord Pleanála directly operate some of the systems. |
Head Office
29-31 Adelaide Road Dublin D02 X285 Tel +353 1 678 2000 Full contact details: https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/about-us/contact-us/Pages/default.aspx |
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The Environmental Protection Agency takes part in:
The latest State of the Environment EPA report can be found here. |
Headquarters PO Box 3000 Johnstown Castle Estate Co. Wexford Tel: 053-9160600 Fax:053-9160699 Email: info@epa.ie Lo Call: 1890 335599 Opening hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm Reception hours: 9.00am to 5.30pm www.epa.ie |
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Local Adminstration:
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Contact information for your local authority is on the local administration page. |
| The Heritage Council's role is to propose policies for the protection, preservation and enhancement of things like monuments and architectural objects. | Rothe House, Parliament St, Kilkenny. Tel 056 777 0777 Fax 056 777 0788 Email: mail@heritagecouncil.ie www.heritagecouncil.ie/. |
| An Bord Pleanala is responsible for planning appeals under a range of planning acts and is the planning authority for strategic infrastructure. It also deals with appeals under the Water Pollution Acts 1977 and 1990 and the Air Pollution Act 1987. | 64 Marlborough Street , Dublin 1 Tel (01) 858 8100 or Lo-call 1890 275 175 Fax (01) 872 2684 Email bord@pleanala.ie www.pleanala.ie |
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland runs programmes promoting good energy use in buildings like:
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
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| An Taisce is consulted on certain planning applications that could impact on Ireland ’s heritage assets. It aims to advocate for the public good. Local planning authorities refer the case for comment where it affects certain environmental elements. | An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Tailors' Hall Dublin 8 Tel (01) 454 1786 www.antaisce.org |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) is a section within the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The work of the NIAH involves identifying and recording the architectural heritage of Ireland, from 1700 to now. |
NIAH, |
| Tidy Towns is a programme run by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The objective is to encourage communities to improve their local environment, making their area a better place to live, work and visit. | Tele (01) 8882300 E-mail tidytowns@environ.ie
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| Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland are concerned with preserving and highlighting all ancient monuments and memorials connected with the history of Ireland. | 63 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Tel (01) 676 1749 Email rsai@rsai.ie www.rsai.ie
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National Disability Authority deals with issues of housing for disability. Providing housing documents and advisory publications. Responsibility for social housing is under the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and administered by local authorities. |
National Disability Authority, |
| Pride of Place competition focuses on community involvement in all areas of rural and urban regeneration. |
Maurice Inglis |
| Cloughjordan EcoVillage |
Main Street , |
| Clonburris - South Dublin County Council has prepared a Plan for the development of the lands at Clonburris near Clondalkin. It will be held up as an example of best practice in sustainable development, place-making and urban design. | South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght Dublin 24 Tel (01) 4149000 |
| Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (UK) advise policy on architecture urban design and public space. | Tel 044 20 7070 6700 Fax 044 20 7070 6777 Email info@cabe.org.uk |
| Scottish Government Built Environment
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www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment |
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