Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
639. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 134 and 135 of 14 October 2020, if existing planning permissions that have already been granted a five-year extension of duration will also benefit from the 56 days or eight weeks Covid-19 related extension. [33680/20]
View answerAs indicated in the previous reply of 14 October last on this matter, in light of the impacts of the Covid-19 emergency, the Government, on 29 March 2020, made an Order under section 251A of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), which resulted in the extension of time for a range of specified or appropriate periods and timelines in the Planning Acts and associated planning regulations. Further orders were signed on 16 April 2020 and 9 May 2020, the last of which expired on 23 May 2020. The three Orders had the combined effect of extending the relevant planning periods and timelines, including the duration of planning permissions and extended durations of planning permissions, by an aggregate of 56 days/8 weeks during the time period in which they have effect. Accordingly, on foot of these Orders, planning permissions that have been granted a five year extension of duration will also benefit from the 56 days/ 8 weeks Covid-related extension.
