Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021

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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

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   8 Nov 2021
2. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   10 Nov 2021
3. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   10 Nov 2021
4. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   16 Nov 2021
5. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Nov 2021
6. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Nov 2021
7. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   1 Dec 2021
8. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   1 Dec 2021
9. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   8 Dec 2021
10. Enacted

    14 Dec 2021