Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We will take that on board.

We asked the Department to clarify, by circular, the area meetings and planning files. I have one last question on the further information requests, which I believe is covered in head 6 or head 8. Mr. Kelly's opening submission referred to the limiting of the number of further information requests and that it may increase refusals. Surely it is in the developer's interest to bring all the information to all of the pre-planning meetings, to have the highest quality of documentation and plans and to oversupply information of the highest quality in order that we do not have those further information requests. The onus should not be on the local authority to be concerned with looking for further information, although planners are quite within their rights to do so when judging an application. It is not the local authorities, however, that should be concerned about using up their one go to request further information. Surely it is in the developer's interest to make sure that all information is made available that could possibly be anticipated and required, including environmental impacts and anything to do with the proposed development.

The developers are not new to the planning system either.

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