Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
586. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a full list of Part 8 planning permissions that have been granted for houses in each local authority in the past 15 years; the number of housing developments that have been built as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2259/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraLocal authority "own" developments as prescribed in Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, are classified as exempted development under section 4 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), and therefore no planning application is required for local authority development of this nature. Section 179 of the Act provides that, with certain exceptions, Part 8 type development proposals require a public consultation process and the consent by resolution of the elected members of the relevant local authority in order to proceed. Further to the public consultation on such a proposed development and the Chief Executive's report on the public consultation, the proposed development may be carried out as recommended in the Chief Executive's report unless the elected members of the local authority, by resolution, decide to vary or modify the proposed development otherwise than as recommended in the Chief Executive's report, or decide not to proceed with the development. As Part 8 type developments are exempt from planning permission, my Department does not compile statistics in this regard and individual local authorities should be contacted for the information sought.
