What is Strategic Infrastructure Development?
- The Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides for a special planning application process for Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID). This procedure allows for an application to be made directly to the Board rather than to the local authority. The types and sizes of development that fall under SID are set out in the Seventh Schedule of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. They include large projects in the energy, transport, environmental and health infrastructure sectors.
- A SID application must be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) may also be required, depending on the circumstances of the case.
- Planning Leaflet 14 Strategic Infrastructure Development (PDF)