Planning and Development Act 2024
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LRD meeting | ||
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91. (1) A prospective LRD applicant may, after having consulted with the planning authority in accordance with section 90 , request a meeting (in this Part referred to as an “LRD meeting”) with that planning authority. | ||
(2) A request under subsection (1) of section 93 may be included in a request under subsection (1). | ||
(3) A request under subsection (1) shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by such information and documentation as may be prescribed. | ||
(4) If a request under subsection (1) of section 93 is included in the request under subsection (1), the prospective LRD applicant shall, in addition to complying with subsection (3), comply with subsection (2) of the said section 93 . | ||
(5) The planning authority may, prior to the LRD meeting, consult with any person who may, in the opinion of the planning authority, have information that is relevant for the purposes of the LRD meeting. | ||
(6) Where a prospective LRD applicant submits a request in accordance with subsection (1), the planning authority shall convene an LRD meeting which shall take place within the period of 4 weeks from the date on which the planning authority receives the request. | ||
(7) Where a request under subsection (1) of section 93 is included in a request under subsection (1), the LRD meeting shall be treated as having been convened for the purpose of that section and section 94 (as well as for the purpose of this section and section 92 ), and accordingly the planning authority shall— | ||
(a) in relation to the first-mentioned request, perform the functions conferred on it by sections 93 (other than subsections (4) and (7)) and 94 , and | ||
(b) in relation to the second-mentioned request, perform the functions conferred on it by this section and section 92 . | ||
(8) The following persons only shall be permitted to attend a meeting convened under subsection (6): | ||
(a) the planning authority; | ||
(b) the prospective LRD applicant; and | ||
(c) any person nominated by the prospective LRD applicant for the purpose of advising or representing him or her at the meeting. | ||
(9) The planning authority shall ensure that any members of staff of the planning authority concerned attending the LRD meeting have a sufficient knowledge and expertise in relation to the matter to which the meeting relates. | ||
(10) Where the LRD meeting does not take place before the expiry of the period specified in subsection (6), the planning authority shall— | ||
(a) convene the LRD meeting as soon as practicable thereafter, and | ||
(b) provide the prospective LRD applicant with an explanation in writing of the reason why the LRD meeting did not take place within that period. | ||
(11) The failure of a planning authority to comply with subsection (6) within the period specified therein shall not invalidate any act done by the planning authority. |