Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála

4:00 pm

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If An Bord Pleanála is faced with a situation where the local authority has voted once or twice with regard to material contravention and has protected the city development plan by not rezoning an area, the board's interpretation of that development is on the grounds that it "contravenes policies and objectives" and is not a material contravention. Is there a possibility that an error could be made in terms of how the council worded its letter refusing the permission, in not adhering to the facts, that could facilitate a re-examination of the judgment by An Bord Pleanála, or does it have to go for a judicial review for that to be smoked out?

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