Planning and Development (Large Scale Residential Developments) Act 2021

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Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act

2. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘LRD’ means large-scale residential development;

‘LRD appeal’ means an appeal against a decision of a planning authority that relates to an application for permission to which section 32A(1) applies;

‘LRD meeting’ means a meeting in accordance with sections 32B and 32C;

‘LRD opinion’ has the meaning given to it by section 32D;

‘LRD floor space’, in relation to a building or part of a building, means the area ascertained by the internal measurement of the floor space on each floor of a building or part of a building (including internal walls and partitions), disregarding any floor space provided for—

(a) the parking of vehicles by persons—

(i) occupying or using the building or the part of the building,

(ii) for a purpose incidental to the primary purpose of the building or part of the building,

and

(b) ancillary residential services, including gyms and child-care facilities;

‘large-scale residential development’ means a development that includes—

(a) the development of 100 or more houses,

(b) the development of student accommodation that includes 200 or more bed spaces,

(c) both the development of 100 or more houses and of student accommodation, or

(d) both the development of student accommodation that includes 200 or more bed spaces and of houses,

where the LRD floor space of—

(i) in the case of paragraph (a), the buildings comprising the houses,

(ii) in the case of paragraph (b), the student accommodation,

(iii) in the case of paragraphs (c) and (d), the buildings comprising the houses and the student accommodation,

is not less than 70 per cent, or such other percentage as may be prescribed, of the LRD floor space of the buildings comprising the development;

‘prospective LRD applicant’ has the meaning given to it by section 32A;

‘student accommodation’ means a building or part thereof used, or to be used, for the sole purpose (subject to paragraph (b)) of providing residential accommodation to students during academic term times, whether or not provided by a relevant provider (within the meaning of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 ), and that is not used, or to be used,—

(a) as permanent residential accommodation, or

(b) as a hotel, hostel, apart-hotel or similar type accommodation other than for the purposes of providing residential accommodation to tourists or visitors outside of academic term times;”.