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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I have one more quick question before I go to Senator Boyhan. It is on section 133, which deals with extensions. There was a test previously whereby an applicant had to have commenced works, which is somewhere else in this draft Bill as far as I know. Under section 133, the substantial works test does not seem to be there. Is that covered somewhere else in the draft Bill? I have seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Would the Department consider that if somebody can show that substantial works have been done, the extension should be of a shorter timeframe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Perhaps it could be a two-year extension because the party is committed to it. I am concerned that we could have a really insignificant commencement of works or test for it and somebody is just seeking to extend the planning permission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: It is not really clear what those considerations are, and we may be opening it up to further subjectivity. Would we not spell it out for local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I know every development is different but I think something needs to be included here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: If somebody looks for an extension, that extension will have to be judged against the current statutory plans that are in place, such as the climate action plan. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Something that may have been previously permitted will now have to be judged against the new and current statutory plans. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I call Senator Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Can I just ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: We should refer to section 303 when we are addressing this because that is relevant here. I apologise and I will give the Senator the time back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: It states "An appeal referral or application shall ... be made in writing, [and] state the name and address of the person making it (including, in the case of an unincorporated association, a list of the members of that association ...)". In the example given, it could be the Kildare Street Residents Association in the name of Senator Seery Kearney. However, in order for them to make an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: If I go around my housing estate and get the names of 50 people and we put in an appeal, submission or whatever it might be, as is required here, it is in the name of my estate. However, if we then want to go to the next stage of judicial review, do all of those people also have to be named on that judicial review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: If people have dropped off, is that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Why do they have to be listed? Why do you need to list everybody’s name in a submission? Why can it not just be on behalf of the residents association and the chair of the association?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Back to Senator Seery Kearney. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: There was an important point to thresh out. I am sorry, I took a bit of your time, Senator. Please go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I do not know if Senator Seery Kearney was here at the time, but I said it would be good, even around this section, if we had a clear flow chart of who can apply and what the changes are, and clarification about an applicant being a person and having legal personalities as clear as it can possibly be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I am into the third round now. Deputy Ó Broin is up first on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: If it were brought before the committee, we could look at the rationale, the reasoning and what is proposed to be achieved. The committee could have oversight of it. We would not vote on it or pass it, but just oversee it as we do with some of the regulations. Local area plans are to be replaced by priority urban and joint area plans. I am not entirely clear on whether the Local...