Founded in 1975, the Irish Planning Institute is the all-island professional body representing professional planners engaged in physical, spatial and environmental planning in Ireland and Irish planners practicing overseas.

The Irish Planning Institute’s mission is to advance planning in the interest of the common good by serving, improving and promoting the planning profession.

The aims of the Irish Planning Institute are:

  • To raise the standards of planning.
  • To articulate professional planning opinion.
  • To improve and promote the status of the planning profession.
  • To contribute to planning education.
  • To encourage environmental awareness in the community.
  • To represent Irish planning interests abroad.

The Irish Planning Institute is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital and registered in Ireland.

Constitution and Bye-Laws

Irish Planning Institute Constitution December 2025

Bye-Law no. 1 Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct

Bye-Law no. 2 Procedures under Code of Conduct

Bye-Law no. 3 Membership Bye-Laws

Bye-Law no. 4 Standing Orders Bye-Laws for the Board and Committees

Bye-Law no. 5 Board Directors and their Roles and Responsibilities

Bye-Law no. 6 Committees Bye-Laws 

Bye-Law no. 7 Electoral and Appointment of Directors