Glossary of Terms
Acronyms:
AA: Appropriate Assessment
ACA: Architectural Conservation Area
(c)ACA: (candidate) Architectural Conservation Area
AHBs: Approved Housing Bodies
BRT: Bus Rapid Transit
BS: British Standard
CDP: County Development Plan 2013-2019
CFRAM: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management
CGS: County Geological Sites
CMP: Construction Management Plan
CO2: Carbon Dioxide
CSO: Central Statistics Office
DART: Dublin Area Rapid Transit
DES: Department of Education and Skills
DMURS: Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets
DoAFM: Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine
DoCHG: Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
DoECC: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
DoHLGH: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
DoTCAGSM: Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
DoT: Department of Transport
EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
EIAR: Environmental Impact Assessment Report
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
ERFB: Eastern Regional Fisheries Board
ESB: Electricity Supply Board
EMRA: Eastern & Midlands Regional Assembly
EU: European Union
FRA: Flood Risk Assessment
GDA: Greater Dublin Area
GDSDS: Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study
GHG: Greenhouse Gases
HAP: Housing Assistant Payment
HLA: Housing Land Availability
HNDA: Housing Need Demand Assessment
HSE: Health Service Executive
IAA: Irish Aviation Authority
ICT: Information and communications technology
ILP: Institution of Lighting Professions
IROPI: Imperative Reasons for Overriding Public Interest
ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems
JTF: Just Transition Fund
LAP: Local Area Plan
LCA: Landscape Character Assessment
LCDC: Local Community Development Committees
LECP: Local Economic and Community Plan
LEO: Local Enterprise Office
LUZ: Land Use Zone
MCC: Meath County Council
MMP: Mobility Management Plan
NAF: National Adaptation Framework
NCCAF: National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
NDP: National Development Plan
NEEAP: National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
NESC: National Economic and Social Council
NHA: Natural Heritage Area
(p)NHA: (proposed) Natural Heritage Area
NIAH: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
NPF: National Planning Framework
NIS: Natura Impact Statement
NPWS: National Parks and Wildlife Service
NRA: National Roads Authority
NSAI: National Standards Authority of Ireland
NSS: National Spatial Strategy 2002 - 2020
NTA: National Transport Authority
NZEB: Nearly Zero Energy Building
OPW: Office of Public Works
PFRA: Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment
QBC: Quality Bus Corridor
RAS: Rental Accommodation Scheme
RBMP: River Basin Management Plan
RIAI: Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
RMP: Record of Monuments and Places
RPG: Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area 2010-2022
RPPI: Residential Property Price Index
RPS: Record of Protected Structures
RRDF: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
RSA: Road Safety Audit
RSES: Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy
SAC: Special Area of Conservation
(c)SAC: (Candidate) Special Area of Conservation
SDCS: Supplementary Development Contribution Scheme
SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals
SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEAI: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
SEAP: Sustainable Energy Action Plan
SFRA: Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
SHD: Strategic Housing Development
SI: Statutory Instrument
SID: Strategic Infrastructure Development
SO: Spot Objective
SPA: Special Protection Area
SuDS: Sustainable Drainage Solutions
TII: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
TTA: Traffic and Transport Assessment
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
URDF: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund