Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018
718. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/18]
View answerUnder section 50 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, any person who considers that they have reason to question the validity of a decision made or other act done by a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála under the 2000 Act may apply to the High Court seeking a judicial review of that decision or act. This includes a decision by the Board on an appeal of a decision made by a planning authority on a planning application, a decision made on direct applications to the Board for proposed Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) or Strategic Housing Development (SHD), and a decision by the Board in respect of the acquisition or disposal of land under Part XIV of the 2000 Act.
An application for leave to apply for judicial review in respect of such a decision or act done under the 2000 Act must be made within 8 weeks, beginning on the date of the decision or the date of the doing of the act by the Board. In the case of a decision or act done under Part XIV of the 2000 Act, the leave application must be made within 8 weeks beginning on the date on which notice of the decision or act was first sent or published. The High Court may extend this period if it is satisfied that there is good and sufficient reason for doing so, and if there were circumstances beyond the control of the leave applicant that resulted in a failure to make the application within the appropriate period for doing so.
