List of Acronyms

AA:              Appropriate Assessment

ABP:            An Bord Pleanála

ABTA:         Area Based Transport Assessment

ABT:            Account Based Ticketing

ACA:           Architectural Conservation Area

AFA:            Area for Further Assessment (Flooding)

AHB:           Approved Housing Body

BER:            Building Energy Rating

BID:            Business Improvement District

BREEAM:    Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method

BRT:            Bus Rapid Transit

CARO:         Climate Action Regional Office

CCAP:         Climate Change Action Plan

CCT:            Correlated Colour temperature

CDP:           City Development Plan

CEUD:         Centre for Excellence in Universal Design

CFRAM:      Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management

CLCD:         Community Led Local Development

CMP:          Construction Management Plan

CNG:           Compressed Natural Gas

C02:            Carbon Dioxide

CPO:           Compulsory Purchase Order

CSO:           Central Statistics Office

CWB:          Community Wealth Building

DAA:           Dublin Airport Authority

DAP:           Drainage Area Plan

DCHG:        Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

DART:         Dublin Area Rapid Transit

DC:             District Centre

DCC:           Dublin City Council

DCU:           Dublin City University

DES:            Department of Education and Skills

DHLGH       Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (previously DHPLG, DHPCLG, DECLG, DEHLG)

DLR:            Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

DMA:          Dublin Metropolitan Area

DMURS:      Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets

DTTaS:        Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

ECFRAM:    Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Plan

EcIA:           Ecological Impact Assessment

EIA:             Environmental Impact Assessment

EIAR:           Environmental Impact Assessment Report

EMRA:        Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly

ENR:           Equality and Human Rights Duty

EPA:            Environmental Protection Agency

ESB:            Electricity Supply Board

ESPON:       European Spatial Planning Observation Network

EU:              European Union

EV:              Electric Vehicle

FCC:            Fingal County Council

GAA:           Gaelic Athletic Association

GDA:           Greater Dublin Area

GHG:           Greenhouse gas

GI:               Green Infrastructure

GNI:            Gas Networks Ireland

GSI:             Geological Survey Ireland

GE:              Gigawatt

HGV:           Heavy Good Vehicle

HNDA:        Housing Need and Demand Assessment

HSE:            Health Service Executive

IAA:             Irish Aviation Authority

ICT:             Information and Communications technology

IDA:            Industrial Development Authority

IW:              Irish Water

IWA:           Irish Wheelchair Associations

IWEA:         Irish Wind Energy Association

KDC:           Key District Centres

LAP:            Local Area Plan

LARES:        Local Authority Renewable Energy Strategies

LCDC:         Local Community Development Committees

LDA:            Land Development Agency

LEAD:          Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LECP:          Local Economic and Community Plan

LED:            Light Emitting Diode

LEO:            Local Enterprise Office

LEV:            Low Emitting Vehicle

LIHAF:         Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

LPG:            Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LSSIF:          Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund

MASP:         Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan

NC:             Neighbourhood Centre

NDA:           National Disability Authority

MUD:          Multi-Unit Developments

MUGA:       Multi Use Games Area

NDP:           National Development Plan

NESC:          National Economic and Social Council

NHA:           Natural Heritage Area

NIR:            Natura Impact Report

NMPF:        National Marine Planning Framework

NPF:            National Planning Framework

NPO:           National Planning Objective

NPWS:        National Parks and Wildlife Service

NSO:           National Strategic Outcome

NTA:           National Transport Authority

NZEB:         Nearly Zero Energy Building

OMC:          Operating management Company

OPR:           Office of the Planning Regulator

OPW:          Office of Public Works

PCMSP:       Pilot Coastal Monitoring Survey Programme

PDA:           Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended)

PFRA:          Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment

PPN:            Public Participation Network

PV:              Photovoltaic

QBC:           Quality Bus Corridor

QGasSP:      Quantitative Greenhouse Gas Impact Assessment Method for Spatial Planning Policy

RMP:          Record of Monuments and Places

ROW:          Right of Way

RPO:           Regional Policy Objective

RSES:          Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy

RSO:           Regional Strategic Outcome

RPS:            Record of Protected Structures

RTB:            Residential Tenancies Board

SAC:            Special Area of Conservation

SAAO:         Special Area Amenity order

SDCC:         South Dublin County Council

SDGs:          Sustainable Development Goals

SDZ:            Strategic Development Zone

SEA:            Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEAI:           Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SEC:            Sustainable Energy Community

SFRA:          Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

SHD:           Strategic Housing Development

SPA:            Special Protection Area

SPC:            Strategic Policy Committee

SPPR:          Specific Planning Policy Requirement

S2S:             Sutton to Sandycove Cycleway

SSF:             Serviced Sites Fund

SuDS:          Sustainable Drainage Systems

TEN-T:        Trans European Transport Network

TCD:           Trinity College Dublin

The Act:      The Planning and Development Act, 2000 as amended

TII:              Transport Infrastructure Ireland

TU Dublin:  Technological University Dublin

UCD:           University College Dublin

UD:             Universal Design

UN:             United Nations

UNESCO:    UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

URDF:         Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

WFD:          Water Framework Directive

WWTW:      Wastewater Treatment Works