The Local Authority does not have a direct role or remit in economic development or job creation but has an important role in promoting economic development by the provision of policies and infrastructure to enable such growth.
The Planning Authority is limited in its actions in support of economic development, which will be determined in the first instance by market forces, and secondly by agencies with a remit for specific intervention in this area. The Planning Authorities can assist the development of all economic sectors by the implementation of polices relating to: