Strategic Housing Developments (SHD) are classed as Strategic Infrastructure Developments within the definition of ‘strategic infrastructure development’ through Section 13 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 which updated Section 2 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act). The process for proposing an amendment to a SHD permission is prescribed in Section 146B of the Act, summarised as follows:
- The Developer makes a proposal to the Board to alter the terms of the development the subject of a planning permission, approval or other consent granted under the Act.
- The Board decides whether the proposal would constitute a material alteration of the development as already approved.
- Prior to making this decision, the Board may invite submissions on the proposed alteration.
- Where the Board considers that the changes would not constitute a material alteration of the development, it shall alter the original planning permission, approval or other consent accordingly.
- The Board shall then notify the requester and the relevant planning authority of its decision.
