Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to allow successful planning applicants to extend the duration of their planning permission for one off houses given the present financial challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46022/10]

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that, on application, the duration of a planning permission (normally 5 years) shall be extended, subject to certain requirements being complied with, including that substantial works have been carried out before the expiration of the original permission.

Section 23 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 has amended section 42 of the 2000 Act to provide that a planning permission must, on application, be extended for up to 5 years even where substantial works have not been carried out or the development has not been commenced, provided that the authority is satisfied that there were considerations of a commercial, economic or technical nature beyond the control of the applicant which substantially militated against either the commencement of development or the carrying out of substantial works pursuant to the planning permission. This provision applies to all permissions, including those for one-off houses.