Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale behind the provision of the facility whereby under the planning and development regulations 2001-10, only an applicant and not an observer or objector may submit unsolicited additional information on a planning application before decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20526/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Section 33(2)(c) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 makes provision for a person to make a submission or observation on a planning application on payment of the prescribed fee and within the prescribed period. Under the Planning Regulations the prescribed fee is €20 and the prescribed period is 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the planning application by the planning authority. Where a submission or observation (other than from a prescribed body) is received outside of this period, or is not accompanied by the €20 fee, the planning authority return the submission and notify the person that his or her their submission or observation cannot be considered. I have no plans to amend the Regulations in this regard at present.

Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that current legislation states the removal of site planning application notices is at the discretion of the applicant, if he has any plans to provide legislation for the removal of site planning notices after the period of planning application has elapsed and a decision on the application has been taken by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20543/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Article 20 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 provides that a site notice shall be maintained in position on the land or structure concerned for a period of 5 weeks from the date of receipt of the planning application by the planning authority, shall be renewed or replaced if it is removed or becomes defaced or illegible within that period and shall be removed by the applicant following the notification of the planning authority decision on the planning application under article 31. I have no proposals to amend the legislation in this regard.