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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The period is discretionary.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If the Deputy came to the planner and said he wanted two years to paint the apartment block or to paint a bike shed within the development - we will use this as an example of a non-material alteration - he would be given the permission in relation to the extension of duration for non-material completion or non-material works. The planning authority will decide on the duration. One does not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 135 interacts with section 136 as well. Section 135(3) provides that: "A request under subsection (1) shall specify (a) the particulars of the alteration requested, (b) the period of the extension requested, or (c) both those particulars and that period". The duration period is a matter to be decided by the planning authority. Section 135 deals with overall "Request for alteration...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Subsection (1) details what the request is. The request is the particulars of the alteration required, the period of the extension requested and all of those things. That assessment is done by the planning authority. I get the point the Deputy is making. If someone goes in with a request for an extension of duration based on non-material works that are required, do they get a default five...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 136(1) refers to "where an alteration or extension requested under subsection (1) of section 135 "." So this goes back to section 135, which is the main section within it. The request under section 135(1), referred to in section 136, is assessed under section 135(3). Section 136 goes back to section 135(1) and then we can see what flows out of section 135(1) with regard to what a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not to not grant it. It is stating that for non-material works it is defaulting to grant an extension to non-material works. In response to the point the Deputy is putting, if he came to Fingal County Council and asked for an extension of permission on a non-material basis and said that he wanted two years, the planning authority would assess that. The planning authority does not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It states very clearly, "Where the duration of a permission is extended under this Chapter, the period of the extension shall be less than or equal to the duration of the permission being extended." It is not material.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, on her appointment. She was a valuable member of this committee and I wish her well in her new role. I take it that a replacement member will be appointed to the committee without delay. In fairness, the Minister of State played an active role in the committee and I wish her my best. I thank the Deputies for the amendments. Going...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Is that amendment No. 674?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I will come back on that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Exactly. This allows a group to insert itself into the process. If it made the original observation, it is absolutely no problem.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank members for their follow-up remarks. It is important to restate that section 99(1) refers to "any person", so if, say, a group were not established, an individual could make the original observation as an interested party. That is protected all the way through the legislation. Under subsection (2), prescribed bodies can insert themselves into the process, and rightly so. We want...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not. I believe it is well covered already. I have already said that prior to Report Stage I will look at the screening piece just to make sure we require that or not. There are active environmental NGOs out there right now that carry out an important role and have a really important position within our planning system. I put it to the Deputy that they too would want that clarity and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I have been told the answer is "No". That section is on page 224.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: That is exactly as is, yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 679: In page 225, line 21, after “concerned” to insert the following: “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project within the meaning of the Habitats Directive)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 680: In page 225, lines 22 and 23, to delete “(either individually or in combination with other plans or projects within the meaning of the Habitats Directive)”.