Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Kelly responded to my question relating to the board's liaison with applicants directly and she referred to third parties who have made objections or submissions being notified if there is a redesign of a development. However, there are still interested parties who would not be notified. In my experience, adjoining landowners who had no objection to an initial application as it was presented to the planning authority and therefore did not object could find that where there was a substantial redesign they were not made aware of it. There is not as much development taking place now but natural justice requires that adjoining landowners should be notified if there is a substantial redesign of a site as a result of negotiations between the board and applicants. Otherwise they are not being given a chance to make a contribution or to note their concerns so that their interests can be fully taken into account. They should be entitled to that. Can the board do something about that?