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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

QUESTION NO.  8

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask for a report into ''Planning permisision'' and how long planning permission granted lasts?"

REPLY:

Planning permission is the statutory consent under the planning legislation and regulations to carry out development works, including a change of use.

The standard duration for planning permission (permission or outline permission) is five years from the date of the grant of the permission by the planning authority.  An applicant can however apply for a permission that would have a longer period than 5 years before expiring.  The Planning Authority can also specify a duration less than years for a planning permission.

In certain circumstances the planning authority may extend the life of a planning permission. The Extension of Duration of Planning Permissions (under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000) are subject to the provisions in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010.   These are where substantial works have been carried out or in circumstances where substantial works have not been carried out, but there were commercial, economic or technical considerations, beyond the control of the applicant, which substantially mitigated against either the commencement of development or the carrying out of substantial works.

If a developer gets permission for the same development or a substantially similar development before an initial permission expires, that new permission would have the standard duration of 5 years also

If a planning permission expires a developer can apply for a new permission for the same development but the planning authority may refuse permission or attach significantly different conditions.  This can happen if planning policies or the requirements for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area have changed in the interim.