4.2 Settlement Strategy

4.2 Settlement Strategy

The NPF sets out a targeted pattern of growth for our Region and our Capital City and this is further expanded in the Implementation Roadmap for the National Planning Framework (July 2018). These growth figures in Table 4.1 are to inform the delivery of national policy expressed in the NPF and the delivery of this Strategy. The further breakdown of population projections to county level are contained at Appendix B for use by local authorities in the formulation of the core strategies of their development plans. The approach in core strategies of development plans to realise these population targets will be informed by the transitional population projections methodology set out in the NPF Roadmap, and a robust evidence based analysis of demand, past delivery and potential.

Table 4.1 NPF Population Projections
SPA	2016	2026	2031
Dublin	1,347,500	1,489,000 - 1,517,500	1,549,500 - 1,590,000
Mid-East	689,000	759,000 - 777,000	789,000 - 813,500
Midlands	292,500	318,500 - 324,500	329,500 - 337,000
Total	2,329,000	2,566,500 - 2,619,000	2,668,000 - 2,740,500