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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 19: In page 33, line 20, to delete “or”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 20: In page 33, to delete lines 21 to 23 and substitute the following: “(ii) a lease under section 2 of the Act of 1933, of a part of the foreshore that consists of, or includes, the maritime site, or (iii) a licence granted under section 3 of the Act of 1933 authorising the licensee to do any act or acts referred to in that section for the purpose of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 21: In page 34, line 10, to delete “permission for retention” and substitute “retention permission”. These amendments all relate to retention permission and retrospective consent. Amendment No. 25 amends the definition term in Part 4 of the Bill to reflect the use of the term “retention permission” instead of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: Retention permission is defined in the Bill to mean permission for retention of a development which, immediately before the grant of such permission, was an unauthorised development. Retention permission is a way of regularising unauthorised development. Where a development has been carried out without first obtaining the necessary planning permission, a person may apply to the planning...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: There is a definition section in the Bill. This clarifies that the term “retention permission” is replacing the term “permission” and the term “retrospective consent” is being inserted.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: To clarify, the drafters have picked up that this was not in the original Bill, as published, and they believe it should be inserted to bring clarity to the Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: That is the amendment on retrospective consent. The Bill, as it stands, refers to a “proposed application for permission for development or retention”. This amendment seeks to break up that wording to give clarity by referring to “(a) permission for development” and “(b) retention permission”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: The Bill refers to a "proposed application". The purpose of the amendment is to bring greater clarity by providing for two types of application, namely, an application for permission for a development and an application for retention permission. Does that clarify the matter?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: We are changing “retention” to "retention permission".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: This is to clarify that an application has to be made for retention permission where there is an unauthorised development or a breach of a condition.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: No, that remains the case.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: I spoke to that already.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: Does it relate to retrospective permission?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: We are inserting the term “retention permission” and deleting the word “retention”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: Yes, it is consequential.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: If something is found to be illegal, it is unauthorised. It is not in compliance with the permission which was originally granted.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: The development may not complied with what was authorised.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: Specifically-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Niall Collins: They are, yes.