Land Subdivision Schemes
Planning schemes for dividing land into development parcels.
01 · Understand the application
A subdivision scheme plans how an existing parcel could be divided into smaller parcels while addressing access, services, land use and site constraints. The layout should respond to how the land will function after division, as well as the client's proposed parcel arrangement.
We review the development intention and available land and survey information, test planning layout options and prepare the scheme documentation agreed in the instruction. Planning work is coordinated with the licensed surveyor responsible for the relevant survey contribution. Title, ownership, restrictions and transaction questions are referred to the appropriate legal and land professionals.
02 · Is this the right service?
- You want to divide land for development, sale, family arrangements or another defined purpose.
- A proposed parcel layout needs to be examined against access, services and applicable planning requirements.
- You need a planning scheme coordinated with the appointed surveyor and other project specialists.
03 · What you receive
- A planning constraints review identifying the site information, layout considerations and additional enquiries required.
- Subdivision layout options and the agreed planning scheme, with access and service provisions considered within the commissioned scope.
- Application documentation and a responsibility schedule distinguishing planning, survey, legal and registration tasks.
04 · How we support the application
- Review site information and the development objective
- Prepare and test parcel layout options
- Coordinate planning review and specialist inputs
05 · Prepare your brief
- Land and ownership information
- Available survey plan and site constraints
- Proposed parcel sizes and development intentions
06 · Scope and professional responsibilities
The scope covers the stated planning application. Related design, survey, legal and environmental services are commissioned separately where required. Decisions and conditions remain with the competent authorities.
For technical teams
Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019; Physical and Land Use Planning (General Development Permission and Control) Regulations, 2021. Confirm the applicable county process for each site.
Points to agree in the technical brief
- Confirm the parent parcel, available title and survey information, subdivision purpose and authority to instruct the work.
- Agree the planning layout, access and service considerations, and identify survey and legal inputs needed for later stages.
- Distinguish planning approval from cadastral survey, land registration and creation of new titles in the deliverable schedule.
07 · Common questions
Is a planning scheme the same as a completed subdivision and new titles?
No. Planning review, survey work and land registration are distinct stages. The proposal identifies which tasks Lybrae undertakes and which belong to other professionals or authorities.
Can you tell me the minimum plot size immediately?
The applicable planning provisions, site context and authority requirements need to be checked before advising on a proposed layout.
Can you use an existing survey plan?
We review the available plan with the appointed surveyor and identify any updating or verification required for the instruction.
Make the next step clear
Share the location, your intended outcome and the information already available. Discuss your project →