I move:
That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 and related Acts in order to better regulate and bring greater transparency to planning and development activities in the State by establishing a national planning compliance register; by introducing new requirements upon planning authorities in the consideration of permission; by ensuring the consistency of certain development plans is further strengthened and maintained in the execution by planning authorities of their established functions; by establishing an accessible national schedule of development contributions and limiting the liability of development contributions in certain instances; by further limiting the term of an extension of planning permission for certain developments; by further removing obstacles to the taking in charge of unfinished estates by local authorities; by amending the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011; by providing for strengthened public right of appeal in cases of local authority developments, and to provide for related matters.
Most planning and development legislation focuses on builders, developers and planning authorities. The intention of this Bill is to ensure there is a focus in planning legislation on citizens and consumers.
