Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Infrastructure Provision and Residential Developments: Discussion
Mr. Conor O'Connell:
The are often cases where, for example there might be 100 acres zoned for residential purposes but the landholding would be divided into different owners. The owner of the 20 acres at the front of the site would have to apply for planning permission first. In many instances, they would have to pay for an upgrade of the public infrastructure to facilitate their planning application and, therefore, there is an issue where first mover of a parcel of lands is disadvantaged with the cost of the infrastructure to facilitate the whole of the development. The CRU had an open consultation recently and a decision was taken that the shared quotable rebate, SQR, approach would be taken. That would mean they would have to pay for all of the cost of the public infrastructure. There is an ability to recoup some of those costs in a ten-year timeframe but there are difficulties and there is the length of time getting through the planning process. I am sorry for the long-winded reply.
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