Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
Would make planning more transparent by publishing enforcement records and development charges, requiring proposed developments to follow local plans, and giving the public stronger rights to challenge local-authority projects. It would also protect residents from developers’ unpaid charges, tighten extensions of planning permissions, safeguard completion funds, and help councils take over unfinished estates sooner.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 and related Acts in order to better regulate and bring greater transparency to planning and development activities in the State by establishing a national planning compliance register; by introducing new requirements upon planning authorities in the consideration of permission; by ensuring the consistency of certain development plans is further strengthened and maintained in the execution by planning authorities of their established functions; by establishing an accessible national schedule of development contributions and limiting the liability of development contributions in certain instances; by further limiting the term of an extension of planning permission for certain developments; by further removing obstacles to the taking in charge of unfinished estates by local authorities; by amending the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; by providing for strengthened public right of appeal in cases of local authority developments, and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 11 May 2018
- Catherine Murphy Primary
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Dáil
- Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee Dáil
- Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] Dáil
- Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: First Stage Dáil