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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: "Sustainable rural development" is a very defined term used expressly because of the very different challenges facing rural communities. It emerged out of European policy. It is critically important to have it in there because it applies to a certain distinct set of circumstances affecting rural communities, particularly in disadvantaged parts of the country.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate the point the Deputy is making. At the outset of section 42, it is stated "A planning authority shall prepare a strategy for the sustainable development and regeneration of the functional area". Section 42(2)(a) refers to "the prioritisation of ... measures to facilitate compact urban development, including the development and renewal of lands or sites within existing developed...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: If there is a planning authority that does not have a rural area-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Section 42(2)(d) states "the regulation of development, including the setting of appropriate development management policies and standards, for the purposes of promoting sustainable use of land, sustainable rural development". That is as it applies to local authorities that have rural areas.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It states "of appropriate development ... policies". If it is not appropriate for that authority by virtue of the fact it does not have a rural area-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is in section 42(2)(d), "the regulation of development, including the setting of appropriate ... management policies". It says appropriate to the local area.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Exactly, I love that word. In short, yes. We covered this in detail when we discussed the issues around adjoining local authorities.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is well catered for.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 394 concerns the obligation that such strategies include objectives, among others, for the promotion of compliance with environmental standards in relation to water quality and status, having regard to the water framework directive. Amendment No. 394 seeks to replace “promotion” here with “the control of measures”.The Bill as drafted is appropriate...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: We could look at this.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes, I see that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under section 42, concerning the obligation to prepare a strategy for sustainable development and regeneration, section 42(2)(b) refers to the provision, or facilitation of the provision, of sustainable integrated transport, public transport and road traffic systems,including appropriate parking provision, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, air and sea transport, and the promotion of the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes, absolutely. I referenced this in terms of the obligations to prepare a strategy. The preparation of a strategy, however, also involves looking back at the progress of previous plans. Quite an amount of scoping work must take place in the preparation of the new plan, in developing the new plan, in setting out the context of it and where the city or county stands at a given time in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will read the note and point to some other elements in the Bill that might expand on this provision and give clarification as to the role of local authorities in terms of co-operation. Amendment No. 303 seeks to remove the reference in the provision concerning the co-ordination of objectives between adjoining planning authorities in their development plans to it being done "insofar as is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will not accept the amendment but-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: This amendment relates to section 51, which sets out the consultation process with the Office of the Planning Regulator before the preparation of a draft development plan by a local authority. It seeks to amend section 51(2), which sets out what should be contained in a development plan review report furnished to the OPR, and to provide that it should contain an overview of transport...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: As the Deputy has rightly outlined, this piece of work from the expert group was put together due to serious shortfalls in delivery of Traveller accommodation throughout the country. Having sat on our own local Traveller accommodation consultative committee, LTACC, for a number of years, it was frustrating for me to see the low level of delivery. That was probably reflected throughout the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Recommendation 7 refers to updating "the Traveller accommodation and planning legislation to improve general alignment of the different mechanisms". Our Department has communicated further with local authorities on undertaking and completing the Traveller accommodation programme, TAP, review, having regard to local authority plans for integrating TAPs within the development plan cycles. ...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Specifically, Deputy O'Callaghan is correct about recommendation B.2; it is a temporary exemption. I was not here the last time for the opening conversation on this, so forgive me if I am repeating or not picking up on points that were raised then. Section 44, on the "Obligation to prepare housing development strategy", includes objectives regarding the provision of accommodation for...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: We will revert to Deputy O'Callaghan.