Reply - SHD Q

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 26, 2022

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

Can management update on the current direction from Government regarding Strategic Housing Development applications? Numerous large scale SHD's continue to be presented at Area Committee Meetings despite the indications from Government that this form of planning application was to cease. Regards and thanks Cllr Kieran Mahon

REPLY:

The new Large Scale Residential process was introduced by the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (No. 40 of 2021) to replace Strategic Housing Developments (SHDs) and came into effect on December 17^th 2021. The Act included a number of transitional arrangements in relation to the expiry of the SHD arrangements and their replacement by the new Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) arrangements.

Under the Act:

SHD prospective applicants/ developers already in receipt of an SHD opinion (Stage 2) from An Bord Pleanala (ABP) under the SHD arrangements on the commencement of the Act (17 December 2021) had 16 weeks to submit an SHD application to the Board from the 17 December 2021.
SHD prospective applicants/ developers who have formally commenced consultations with the Board and are awaiting an SHD opinion on the commencement of the Act (17 December 2021) will have 16 weeks to submit an SHD application to the Board from the date of receipt of the SHD opinion.

The second bullet point is most relevant as essentially, SHD schemes at Stage 2 (pre planning with ABP) prior to December 17^th 2021 were able and have continued to come in as SHD applications to ABP in 2022. An Bord Pleanala have experienced delays in issuing Stage 2 opinions (pre planning with ABP) and as such, the full expiry of the SHD is delayed as SHD applications can come forward within 16 weeks of the ABP opinion on sites that were in the system prior to December 17^th 2021. The Planning Authority do not foresee many more SHD applications coming to the ACMs in this County.