Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 726:

In page 266, line 9, after “permission” to insert “, provided that the development to which the permission relates has commenced”.

These amendments seek to amend the provisions in the Bill regarding requests for alteration or extension of permission and also to insert a new provision to suspend, or pause, a planning permission where it is subject to a judicial review.

Amendment No. 726 seeks to amend section 135 regarding a request for alteration or extension of permission by clarifying that a development must have commenced before an extension of duration can be sought. The Bill as initiated did not have any restriction on when a request for an extension could be sought.