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

Malcolm Noonan: The term "substantial works" was possibly open to interpretation.

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

Malcolm Noonan: It can be more than a commencement notice. Subsection 135(3) refers to such documents or information as may be prescribed so that can be determined in terms of what is meant by a commencement notice.

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

Malcolm Noonan: Regarding a request for alteration or extension of permission.

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

Malcolm Noonan: That information would be set out in regulation. If you look at the amendment-----

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

Malcolm Noonan: I am referring to section 135(3)(iii).

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

Malcolm Noonan: It is page 266.

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

Malcolm Noonan: It is line 30.

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

Malcolm Noonan: Is that in terms of public consultation?

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

Malcolm Noonan: I will just read the note, if that is okay.

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

Malcolm Noonan: Thanks for that.

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

Malcolm Noonan: 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...

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

Malcolm Noonan: Again, that can be set out in the regulations.

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

Malcolm Noonan: It will be, yes.

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

Malcolm Noonan: It would be evidence that the works have commenced onsite.

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

Malcolm Noonan: Yes. We would make it very clear in the regulations what elements would need to be commenced onsite.

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

Malcolm Noonan: Sure.

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

Malcolm Noonan: It is not, no.

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

Malcolm Noonan: The works at least have to have been started. If anything, there was an ambiguity in the "substantial works" because that was open to interpretation. The regulations will clear up what is required in terms of the commencement of works onsite.

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

Malcolm Noonan: It would be substantial works that would be carried out for each site and each development. This definition of "commenced" is much clearer in terms of what is being asked of a developer. I cannot tell the Deputy now what the regulations will be but they would be substantial. It would be unusual, given the requirements that would be set down in the regulations, that developers would move on...

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

Malcolm Noonan: It is to try to set a consistent standard of a commencement of works rather than the substantial works which would vary from site to site.