Enacted 141/2021
Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021
- Introduced
- 8 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Creates a new planning permission process for large-scale residential developments, streamlining applications for major housing projects.
- Allows local housing strategies to consider owner-occupied housing needs alongside rental housing requirements.
- Removes the old fast-track planning rules for housing from the 2016 Act and enables Supreme Court appeals on certain planning decisions.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad8 Nov 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad10 Nov 2021
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad10 Nov 2021
- Report Stage 26th Seanad16 Nov 2021
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad23 Nov 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil23 Nov 2021
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil1 Dec 2021
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil1 Dec 2021
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil8 Dec 2021
- Enacted14 Dec 2021