Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 October 2023
110. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time taken for An Bord Pleanála decisions from the date an appeal is lodged in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the projected average timescales for decisions in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/23]
View answerAn Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Bord Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie.
In order to be of assistance, my Department requested the information from the Board who have provided the information in the table below.
|
Year |
Average weeks to dispose – Normal Planning Appeals (NPA) only |
|
2019 |
18.42 |
|
2020 |
18.52 |
|
2021 |
18.77 |
|
2022 |
25.06 |
|
End Sept 2023 |
46.97 |
The Board have advised that the intake of over 600 Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) cases in May 2023, has impacted on the capacity of the Board to significantly reduce the backlog of planning cases but the Board will continue to address that backlog for the remainder of 2023.
