The organisation is divided into three core areas and two support areas. The charter came into force on 1 March 2024.

Areas of policy and communication

The main tasks of the field include the development of national planning policy and coastal planning as well as dissemination and promotion issues and research and development. The field director is Ester Anna Ármannsdóttir.

Area of organisation

Among the main tasks of the field are guidelines for municipalities on the preparation of planning plans and their environmental assessments as well as the handling of regional and sub-regional planning proposals. The field director is Guðrún Lára Sveinsdóttir.

Areas of environmental assessment

Among the main projects of the field is environmental assessment of projects and environmental assessment of programmes. It concerns guidelines on these topics, as well as the handling of projects that are subject to the law on environmental assessment and those programmes, other than municipal planning plans, that are subject to environmental assessment. Projects that are subject to the law on environmental assessment of projects and programmes are under the responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate. The field director is Egill Þórarinsson.

Team for Spatial Information and Digital Development

The team's main tasks include the development and implementation of digital planning, as well as the development and operation of Skiplaggátt, the planning website, and geographic databases on marine planning and environmental impact assessment. The team's director is Albert Þorbergsson.

Operations and services teams

The main tasks of the team include customer reception, document registration and archiving, quality issues, staffing and finance. The team leader is Sigrún Eysteinsdóttir.

The legal officer of the Institute also belongs to the operations and service team. He provides internal and external advice on legal matters that concern the Institute's tasks. Ottó Björgvin Óskarsson is the legal officer of the Icelandic Planning Agency.

Director

The director of the Organization is Ólafur Árnason. The director is replaced by Guðrún Lára Sveinsdóttir.