Planning and Development Act 2024
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Pre-designation consultation | ||
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604. (1) Prior to proposing to make a variation of a development plan under section 605 a planning authority shall, including where the Minister makes a recommendation under section 601 , publish a pre-designation consultation paper and consult with the public in accordance with this section. | ||
(2) Where the Minister makes a recommendation under section 601 , a planning authority shall publish the pre-designation consultation paper— | ||
(a) where the authority is preparing a draft development scheme, within 2 months of the date on which the recommendation is made, and | ||
(b) in any other case, within 1 month of the date on which the recommendation is made. | ||
(3) A planning authority shall publish notice of public consultation under this section in at least one newspaper circulating in the functional area of the planning authority and on its website. | ||
(4) A notice under subsection (3) shall state that— | ||
(a) the planning authority proposes to make a variation of a development plan to designate sites and include a planning framework, | ||
(b) a copy of the pre-designation consultation paper may be inspected online and at a stated place or places and at stated times during a stated four week period (and the copy shall be kept available for inspection accordingly), and | ||
(c) written submissions or observations with respect to the pre-designation consultation paper made to the planning authority within the said period will be taken into consideration in the preparation of the variation. | ||
(5) Not later than 12 weeks after the publication of notice under subsection (3), the chief executive of a planning authority shall prepare a report on any submissions or observations received on foot of that notice and shall submit the report to the members of the authority for their consideration. | ||
(6) A chief executive’s report prepared for the purposes of subsection (5) shall be published on the website of the planning authority concerned as soon as practicable following submission to the members of the authority under that subsection. | ||
(7) A report under subsection (5) shall— | ||
(a) list the persons who made submissions or observations under this section, | ||
(b) summarise the issues raised by the persons in the submissions and observations received, and | ||
(c) give the response of the chief executive to the issues raised, taking account of the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, the statutory obligations of any local authority in the area and any relevant policies or objectives for the time being of the Government or of any Minister of the Government. | ||
(8) The Minister may by regulations vary the time limits specified in this section. |