Planning and Development Act 2024

Submissions on applications for retrospective consent

130. (1) Without prejudice to any other public notice requirements under this Act, an applicant for retrospective consent shall give public notice, in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed—

(a) of the making of the application, and

(b) that the public are entitled to make submissions to the Commission on the application (including submissions as to the existence or absence of exceptional circumstances justifying a grant of retrospective consent) in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed.

(2) Any person (other than the applicant) or a planning authority may make submissions in writing (including submissions as to the existence or absence of exceptional circumstances justifying a grant of retrospective consent) to the Commission in relation to an application for retrospective consent.

(3) A submission under subsection (2) shall be made in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed.