Rules for a relevant authority to impose conditions as part of a decision on a development application.
Versions
Current
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions - Version 9 (18 December 2025) (PDF 133.3 KB)
Published 18 December 2025
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Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 8 (10 October 2025) (PDF File 919.1 KB)
Published 10 October 2025
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 7 (12 September 2025) (PDF File 766.4 KB)
Published 12 September 2025
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 6 (5 September 2025) (PDF File 626.5 KB)
Published 05 September 2025
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 5 (26 June 2025) (PDF File 778.9 KB)
Published 26 June 2025
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 4 (1 July 2024) (PDF File 773.5 KB)
Published 01 July 2024
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 3 (13 October 2023) (PDF File 773.6 KB)
Published 13 October 2023
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 2 (19 March 2021) (PDF File 1.3 MB)
Published 13 October 2023
Practice Direction 12 - Conditions 2020 - Version 1 (18 June 2020) (PDF File 710.7 KB)
Published 18 June 2020
About this document
This practice direction:
- provides clear direction about the type of conditions that may be imposed by a relevant authority under section 127 (1)(b) and (2)(a) of the Act, including prohibiting certain conditions or classes of condition
- specifies conditions imposed when granting a development authorisation for certain classes of development.
The State Planning Commission issues practice directions to specify procedural requirements in connection the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.
For the purposes of section 52(1) of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 this statutory instrument has been certified by the Chief Executive.
