Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With the greatest respect, my question was a different one. Planning is about development, the use of buildings and changing the use of buildings. Licensing is about a licence to operate a particular service. They are not the same thing. Let us imagine I want to submit a planning application for a change of use for a commercial building in an industrial estate with a view to running one of the categories of services stipulated under section 83(3)(e) or 83(3)(f). That is a planning matter. The decision to grant permission for a change of use or to give planning consent for material alterations to an existing structure is a stand-alone matter separate from the EPA's decision as to whether to provide a licence to operate a particular service. They are not the same.