Mark Dearey (Green Party)

Some estates have barely started, while others are unfinished. Under section 53, the local authority can impose additional conditions and penalties in granting the five-year extension. What happens if the extension is not sufficient? What future amendments may be in store for us regarding, for instance, rezoned agricultural land on which drainage and initial service works for access have been carried out? It is highly likely an extension would not cover these developments.

I agree with Senator Coffey that when it comes to professional bodies, paper never refused to ink in many engineer's reports. One can be led a merry dance by them and they are highly unsatisfactory in some instances.