Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 February 2014
472. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options open to a planning authority in relation to the renewing or amending of a local area plan that is about to expire; and the statutory basis for these options. [9318/14]
View answerUnder sections 18, 19 and 20 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, the making, amending or revoking of a local area plan is a reserved function of the elected members of the planning authority.
Furthermore, under section 19 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, a planning authority must commence a review of a local area plan 6 years after the making of the previous local area plan. However, a planning authority may, not more than 5 years after the making of a local area plan, by resolution defer commencing the review process for a further period not exceeding 5 years, extending the lifetime of a local area plan for a stated period, where the members have:
- notified the manager of their decision and the reasons; and
- sought and obtained the Manager’s opinion that the local area plan remains consistent with the objectives and core strategy of the relevant development plan, and the objectives of the local area plan have not been substantially secured.
