Planning authorities, public bodies and other interested parties will have until Wednesday 28th February 2018 to make submissions in relation to the Guidelines. Following consideration of proposed amendments/alterations the revised guidelines will be published under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). In the interests of clarity, however, these Guidelines as published today 17th January 2018 are issued under section 28 of the Act whereby Planning Authorities and An Bord Pleanála are required to have regard to these Guidelines in the course of carrying out their functions.