Biography
Terry Sheridan
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; An Bord Pleanála
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; An Bord Pleanála
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Terry Sheridan has responsibility at Head of Business Unit level for the overall planning legislative framework and associated regulations and planning guidelines to support the operation of the planning consent/ development management system, as part of the overall Divisional objective of ensuring that the appropriate strategic policy and legislative planning framework is in place to promote sustainable economic growth and balanced regional development. In carrying out its functions, the unit works in close collaboration with the EU and International Planning Regulation unit and the Principal Adviser and the team in the National Regional and Urban Planning unit as well as providing support and expertise to other Units and Divisions in advancing relevant planning-related aspects of the Department’s strategic business agenda. A critical part of the role is the appropriate functioning of the planning process and system, including planning process resourcing, ongoing review of the planning system and streamlining of planning processes through measures such as legislative change and e-planning. While the Planning, Governance and Oversight unit deals with governance issues for An Bord Pleanála, this unit continues to have important interactions with the Board in relation to the functioning of the planning system, its overall coherence and the legislative and policy framework under which it operates.