Planning Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Questions (701)

Michael Healy-Rae

Question:

701. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the length of time on average a planning application that is appealed to An Bord Pleanala take to be processed by the Bord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47942/12]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

An Bord Pleanála has a statutory objective to determine appeals and referrals within 18 weeks. The compliance rate with the statutory objective time period for normal planning appeals stood at 37% as of the end of September 2012 and the average time taken was 22.7 weeks.