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

I move amendment No. 773:

In page 296, to delete lines 32 to 38 and substitute the following: “159. (1) A person who has—

(a) made an application under Chapter 3 or 4,

(b) brought an appeal under Chapter 3, or

(c) made a request for an alteration or extension of a permission under Chapter 5,

may withdraw (in writing) the application, appeal or request at any time before that application, appeal or request is determined by the planning authority or the Commission.”.

This is a technical drafting amendment. It seeks to correct an error in the layout of section 159 of the Bill relating to the withdrawal of planning applications or appeals or requests for alteration or extension of a permission. Currently the text of paragraph (c) contains text providing that an application, appeal or request for extension can be withdrawn at any time before the matter is determined. This text should also apply to applications and appeals but, as currently laid out, it appears that it only applies to paragraph (c). This amendment revises the layout of the text to make it clear that it applies to all three paragraphs.