Planning and Development Act 2024
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Chapter 3 Candidate UDZs and Planning Framework | ||
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Minister may make recommendation in relation to potential candidate UDZ | ||
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601. The Minister may, having considered the sites identified under section 599 and the information and documents provided under section 600 , where he or she is of the opinion that development of a specified site may, having regard to the site and to the scale and nature of the development— | ||
(a) be of significant economic, social or environmental benefit to the State, and | ||
(b) be in the common good, | ||
make a recommendation to the relevant planning authority that the site be designated as a candidate UDZ in the planning authority’s development plan and, where the Minister considers it to be appropriate, that the planning authority prepare a draft development scheme for that purpose. |