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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 14, 2012

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor B. Lawlor

To ask the Manager to explain, the difference between a Part 8 Planning process and the standard planning process and the length of time that each granted permission can last?

REPLY:

Development carried out by, or on behalf of a local authority is dealt with under Part XI of the Planning and Development Act. Such development  is commonly called Part 8’s. The Planning and Development Act sets out the process for dealing with such proposals. These are separate to the statutory requirements pertaining to planning applications.

In essence the Part 8 process is a consultation process, whereby the Local Authority notifies interested parties and the public of its intention to carry out certain works. There is a monetary value, set by regulation, for triggering the Part 8 process. Following consultation a Managers report is presented to the members who may,  by resolution, vary or modify the development or decide not to proceed with the development. There is no right of appeal nor is there any statutory time limit on Part 8’s.

Planning applications are dealt under a separate section of the Planning and Development Act (Part III). Under certain specific conditions there is a right of appeal to An Bord Pleannala, an independent body. Unless specifically stated in the conditions of permission the lifetime for a planning permission is five years.