I’m still sure the Politician’s cronies will still prevail
Can’t come soon enough.
Flaws in the current planning system are crippling projects to build housing and approve renewables projects, and literally anyone can spam objections without and standing and effectively without cost.
>Key changes from the original Bill include:
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>Revision of Plan-making provisions across all tiers of planning to ensure operational consistency and a longer time for completion of development plans; taking on board stakeholder feedback.
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>Statutory timelines across all consenting processes have been reviewed – including for the first time for An Coimisiún Pleanála. These range from between 18 and 48 weeks depending on the type of application or appeal, with a system of proportionately escalating measures in place if the Commission does not make decisions within the mandatory time limits detailed in the Bill.
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>Revision of Environmental Assessment provisions to ensure full compliance and alignment with EU Directives.
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>Inclusion of further detail regarding changes to the processes and parameters of planning Judicial Review, such as the removal of the application for leave stage, and the introduction of a new Environmental Legal Costs Scheme.
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>Further refinement of detail of the full organisational restructure of An Coimisiún Pleanála.
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>The new Bill contains provision for Urban Development Zones (UDZs) which will empower local authorities to designate areas with significant potential for development, including housing. These areas will be a focus for State investment in key enabling infrastructure in order to ensure the potential for development can be realised in a timely manner, with critical land required for infrastructure identified early in the process.
Oh shit.
Radical dude
Ohh, another radical overhaul. Call me once the appeals of said new laws to the European courts are over.
Good news
And it will very quickly be revealed that this is populism of the centre. It will barely make any impact.
I’m not sure how much of a problem the residential associations thing is. The requirement the article talks about wouldn’t seem to preclude a small group setting something small up as basically a campaign group. You and two neighbours set up a West Arsehole Residents Association to oppose a new bus lane/cycle path/apartment building, write a constitution and take a vote, boom. You’re ready for the Supreme Court? Has there been a spate of RA management boards going rogue and suing without the support of their supposed members?
I do think there are “Resident’s Associations” out there that are basically campaign groups against certain projects/developments that are attempting to overstate their size. I think this is more an issue when the area is ill defined (think using a road or area, rather than an individual estate/development). I do think their pressure is more felt at local levels, where there often isn’t anyone around to really disagree.
It might be useful for local authorities to keep a register or whatever of local residents associations distinguishing between “real” ones and more illusory ones, provide contact details, insist on certain governance arrangements (like the constitution) etc. but again, I’m not sure that all that effort would be for much.
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I’m still sure the Politician’s cronies will still prevail
Can’t come soon enough.
Flaws in the current planning system are crippling projects to build housing and approve renewables projects, and literally anyone can spam objections without and standing and effectively without cost.
If anybody is wondering what the bill is about and didn’t get anything out of this dogshite article, here are the main [changes](https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b46a9-government-announces-cabinet-approval-for-planning-and-development-bill-2023/):
>Key changes from the original Bill include:
>
>Revision of Plan-making provisions across all tiers of planning to ensure operational consistency and a longer time for completion of development plans; taking on board stakeholder feedback.
>
>Statutory timelines across all consenting processes have been reviewed – including for the first time for An Coimisiún Pleanála. These range from between 18 and 48 weeks depending on the type of application or appeal, with a system of proportionately escalating measures in place if the Commission does not make decisions within the mandatory time limits detailed in the Bill.
>
>Revision of Environmental Assessment provisions to ensure full compliance and alignment with EU Directives.
>
>Inclusion of further detail regarding changes to the processes and parameters of planning Judicial Review, such as the removal of the application for leave stage, and the introduction of a new Environmental Legal Costs Scheme.
>
>Further refinement of detail of the full organisational restructure of An Coimisiún Pleanála.
>
>The new Bill contains provision for Urban Development Zones (UDZs) which will empower local authorities to designate areas with significant potential for development, including housing. These areas will be a focus for State investment in key enabling infrastructure in order to ensure the potential for development can be realised in a timely manner, with critical land required for infrastructure identified early in the process.
Oh shit.
Radical dude
Ohh, another radical overhaul. Call me once the appeals of said new laws to the European courts are over.
Good news
And it will very quickly be revealed that this is populism of the centre. It will barely make any impact.
I’m not sure how much of a problem the residential associations thing is. The requirement the article talks about wouldn’t seem to preclude a small group setting something small up as basically a campaign group. You and two neighbours set up a West Arsehole Residents Association to oppose a new bus lane/cycle path/apartment building, write a constitution and take a vote, boom. You’re ready for the Supreme Court? Has there been a spate of RA management boards going rogue and suing without the support of their supposed members?
I do think there are “Resident’s Associations” out there that are basically campaign groups against certain projects/developments that are attempting to overstate their size. I think this is more an issue when the area is ill defined (think using a road or area, rather than an individual estate/development). I do think their pressure is more felt at local levels, where there often isn’t anyone around to really disagree.
It might be useful for local authorities to keep a register or whatever of local residents associations distinguishing between “real” ones and more illusory ones, provide contact details, insist on certain governance arrangements (like the constitution) etc. but again, I’m not sure that all that effort would be for much.