Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Planning and Development Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed)

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

They are indeed. They all relate to section 107 and different aspects of the appeal. I will just check my notes for a second, if the Minister does not mind. Again, not unlike the last amendment, this is in part because I am not completely clear as to how this process is to work or what its intention is. Section 107 is the "Decision of Commission in relation to development in contravention of certain plans". Subsection (3) states:

The Commission may grant permission under section 106 for ... [redevelopment] or proposed development to which subsection (1) applies if it is satisfied that— (a) the development or proposed development is of strategic or national importance having regard to the policy of the Government,

(b) the development plan contains objectives that conflict with one another or are ambiguous with regard to their application ... or

(c) the development or proposed development is consistent with such provisions of the ... [NPF], National Planning Policies and Measures ... [etc.]

I am instinctively cautious when something refers to granting consents that are in contravention of plans. I just want to give the Minister the opportunity to set out what this is intended to fix or what it is intended to do and maybe to convince us of the merits of it, if that is okay.

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