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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Rebecca Moynihan · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 1 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Blocks planning applications to change student accommodation use to permanent residential housing or tourist accommodation for 15 years after development completion.
- Applies to all student accommodation, whether purpose-built or converted, excluding permanent homes and hotel-like facilities during academic terms.
- Prevents planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála from granting such change-of-use applications during the 15-year restriction period.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad1 Mar 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad1 Mar 2021
Debates
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