Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Gavin Lawlor:
Yes, if they have done their homework beforehand. I am involved in a project that is dealing with up to 1,500 units. It is a significant development. We have been in the pre-application process for a year and we are still not ready to lodge it. It will probably take another two or three months. If planning authorities do their homework before the application is lodged, since they are familiar with all the issues, when it comes in, they will essentially be dealing with any new issues or information they might get from the public or statutory bodies rather than their own assessment. They have pretty much done that already. They have teased out the issues before the application is lodged.
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