Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a definition for architectural conservation. [27797/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 8 July 2015
Ceisteanna (217)
Freagraí scríofa
Insofar as the Planning and Development Act 2000 is concerned, there is no definition of architectural conservation, but “architectural conservation area” has the meaning assigned to it by Section 81(1) of the act, that is, a place, area, group of structures or townscape, taking account of building lines and heights, which is of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest or value, or contributes to the appreciation of protected structures, and the relevant planning authority is of the opinion that the inclusion of an objective in its Development Plan for the preservation of its character is necessary to achieve such preservation.
Also, pursuant to Part IV of the Act, planning authorities have an obligation to create a record of protected structures (RPS) which includes all structures or parts of structures in their functional areas which, in their opinion, are of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest, for the purpose of protecting such structures, or parts of structures.