Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2002
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Social and Affordable Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miscellaneous Amendments of Principal Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miscellaneous Amendments of Other Enactments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 32 of 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND PART V OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT, TO AMEND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [24th December, 2002] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 1 Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title and collective citation. |
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The Planning and Development Acts, 2000 and 2001, and Parts 2 and 3 of this Act may be cited together as the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 to 2002. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definition. |
2.—In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Planning and Development Act, 2000 . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 2 Social and Affordable Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 96 of Principal Act. |
3.—The following section is substituted for section 96 of the Principal Act: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Restoration of normal limit of duration for certain permissions, payment of levy, etc. |
4.—The following sections are inserted after section 96 of the Principal Act: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment of section 97 of Principal Act. |
5.—Section 97(3)(b) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “0.1 hectares” for “0.2 hectares”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 3 Miscellaneous Amendments of Principal Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act. |
6.—Section 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended by— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) inserting after paragraph (f) of the definition of “party to an appeal or referral” the following paragraph: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(ff) in the case of a referral under section 57(8), the person making the referral,”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) substituting the following definition for the definition of “referral”: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“‘referral’ means a referral to the Board under section 5, 34(5), 37(5), 57, 96(5) or 193(2);”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act. |
7.—Section 12(16) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “subsections (1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9)” for “subsections (1), (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9)”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act. |
8.—Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(2) A local area plan shall be consistent with the objectives of the development plan and shall consist of a written statement and a plan or plans which may include— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) objectives for the zoning of land for the use solely or primarily of particular areas for particular purposes, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) such other objectives in such detail as may be determined by the planning authority for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area to which it applies, including detail on community facilities and amenities and on standards for the design of developments and structures.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act. |
9.—Section 20(3) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following paragraphs for paragraph (d): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(d) (i) The members of a planning authority shall consider the proposal to make, amend or revoke a local area plan and the report of the manager under paragraph (c). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) Following consideration of the manager's report under subparagraph (i), the local area plan shall be deemed to be made, amended or revoked, as appropriate, in accordance with the recommendations of the manager as set out in his or her report, 6 weeks after the furnishing of the report to all the members of the authority, unless the planning authority, by resolution— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(I) subject to paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h), decides to make or amend the plan otherwise than as recommended in the manager's report, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(II) decides not to make, amend or revoke, as the case may be, the plan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(e) (i) Where, following the consideration of the manager's report, it appears to the members of the authority that the proposal (being a proposal to make or amend a local area plan) should be varied or modified, and the proposed variation or modification would, if made, be a material alteration of the proposal concerned, the planning authority shall, not later than 3 weeks after the passing of a resolution under paragraph (d)(ii), publish notice of the proposed variation or modification in one or more newspapers circulating in its area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) A notice under subparagraph (i) shall state that— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(I) a copy of the proposed variation or modification of the proposal may be inspected at a stated place and at stated times during a stated period of not less than 4 weeks (and the copy shall be kept available for inspection accordingly), and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(II) written submissions or observations with respect to the proposed variation or modification of the proposal made to the planning authority within the stated period shall be taken into consideration before the making of any variation or modification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(f) (i) Not later than 8 weeks after giving notice under paragraph (e), the manager of a planning authority shall prepare a report on any submissions or observations received pursuant to a notice under that paragraph and submit the report to the members of the authority for their consideration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) A report under subparagraph (i) shall— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(I) list the persons who made submissions or observations under paragraph (e), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(II) summarise the issues raised by the persons in the submissions or observations, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(III) contain the opinion of the manager in relation to the issues raised, and his or her recommendations in relation to the proposed variation or modification to the proposal, including any amendment to that proposed variation or modification he or she considers appropriate, taking account of the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, the statutory obligations of any local authority in the area and any relevant policies or objectives for the time being of the Government or of any Minister of the Government. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(g) (i) The members of a planning authority shall consider the proposed variation or modification of the proposal and the report of the manager under paragraph (f). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) Following consideration of the manager's report under subparagraph (i), the local area plan shall be deemed to be made or amended, as appropriate, with the variation or modification proposed by the members of the planning authority or, if different from that variation or modification, the variation or modification as recommended in the manager's report under subparagraph (i), 6 weeks after the furnishing of the report to all the members of the authority, unless, where such a recommendation for a different variation or modification is so made, the planning authority, by resolution, decides to make or amend the plan otherwise than in accordance with that recommendation (and the variation or modification the members of the authority so decide upon shall be the original variation or modification proposed by them, subject to such amendment of it as they consider appropriate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(h) The requirements of paragraphs (e) to (g) shall not apply in relation to an amendment made in accordance with paragraph (g)(ii). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) When performing their functions under this subsection, the members of the authority shall be restricted to considering the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, the statutory obligations of any local authority in the area and any relevant policies or objectives for the time being of the Government or of any Minister of the Government.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 37 of Principal Act. |
10.—Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (6), by substituting “in respect of which a decision to grant permission has been made” for “in respect of which permission has been granted”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in paragraph (d)(i) of subsection (6), by substituting “in respect of which a decision to grant permission has been made” for “for which permission has been granted”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 49(7) of Principal Act. |
11.—Section 49(7)(c) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “waste water” for “waste, water”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act. |
12.—Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(2) A person shall not question the validity of— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) a decision of a planning or local authority, as appropriate— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) on an application for a permission under this Part, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) under section 179, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(iii) in accordance with section 216, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) a decision of the Board— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) on any appeal or referral, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) under section 175, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(iii) in the performance by it of a function transferred under Part XIV, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
otherwise than by way of an application for judicial review under Order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts ( S.I. No. 15 of 1986 ) (‘the Order').”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subparagraph (ii) of subsection (4)(a), by substituting “paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii)” for “paragraph (a)(ii)” and “sent or published, as appropriate” for “published”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) in subparagraph (i) of subsection (4)(b), by substituting “planning or local authority” for “planning authority”, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) in subparagraph (i)(V) of subsection (4)(c), by substituting “in the case of a decision of a local authority or the Board in the performance by it of a function transferred under Part XIV,” for “in the case of a decision of the Board under Part XIV,”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 57 of Principal Act. |
13.—Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) in subsection (4), by inserting “or the Board” after “a planning authority”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subsection (5), by inserting “or the Board” after “the planning authority” in each place where it occurs, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) by substituting the following subsections for subsections (8) and (9): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(8) Any person to whom a declaration under subsection (3), or a declaration reviewed under subsection (7) has been issued, may, on payment to the Board of such fee as may be prescribed, refer the declaration for review by the Board within 4 weeks from the date of the issuing of the declaration, or the declaration as reviewed, as the case may be. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(9) A planning authority shall cause— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) the details of any declaration issued by that authority, or of a decision by the Board on a referral, to be entered on the register kept by the authority under section 7, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) a copy of the declaration or decision, as appropriate, to be made available for inspection by members of the public, during office hours, at the office of the authority, following the issue of the declaration or decision.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 239 of Principal Act. |
14.—Section 239 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (6): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(6A) Regulations under this section may be made to any extent by reference to a document published by or on behalf of the Minister.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 262(4) of Principal Act. |
15.—Section 262(4) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “181(1)(a)” for “181(1)”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART 4 Miscellaneous Amendments of Other Enactments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 2 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992. |
16.— Section 2 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 , is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(1) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1978 , a person (including a housing authority and a body standing approved of by the Minister under section 6 (referred to in this Act as ‘an approved body')) may grant a shared ownership lease of a house (in this Act referred to as a ‘shared ownership lease'), being a lease— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) granted for a term of more than 20 years but less than 100 years, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) granted on payment to the lessor of a sum of money being— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(I) in the case of a lease granted by an approved body, not less than 40 per cent and not more than 50 per cent, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(II) in any other case, not less than 25 per cent and not more than 75 per cent, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of the market value of the house, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(iii) which, in the case of a lease other than a lease granted by an approved body, provides for the right of the lessee to purchase, in one or more transactions, the interest of the lessor in the demised house at a consideration determined in accordance with the provisions of the lease. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) No rule of law and nothing in this Act shall operate to confer or be construed as conferring an entitlement on a lessee who is granted a shared ownership lease of a house by an approved body to purchase the interest of the approved body in the house.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 3 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992. |
17.— Section 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 , is amended— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) by substituting the following subsections for subsections (1) to (4): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(1) The granting of a shared ownership lease by— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) a housing authority of a house provided by them under section 56 of the Principal Act, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) an approved body of a house provided by it with assistance under section 6, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shall be subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Every shared ownership lease granted by a housing authority or an approved body and every assurance of the authority's or body's interest in accordance with such a lease shall be expressed and shall operate to vest, on the date specified therein, the interest so specified, subject to such terms and conditions as may be so specified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Where a housing authority or an approved body has granted a shared ownership lease, then, subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister, the authority or the approved body, as the case may be, may charge a rent or other payment for the tenancy or occupation of the house concerned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) (a) Where a loan, being a loan made otherwise than by a housing authority, to enable a lessee to make a payment in respect of a shared ownership lease granted by a housing authority is secured by way of mortgage, the authority may enter into and carry out an agreement with the mortgagee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Where a loan to enable a lessee to make a payment in respect of a shared ownership lease granted by an approved body is secured by way of mortgage, the approved body may enter into and carry out an agreement with the mortgagee.”, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subsection (5)— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (i): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(i) in the case of a house leased to a person by a housing authority under a shared ownership lease, the purchase by the lessee of the interest of the housing authority in the house and the determination of the sums of money payable therefor;”; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (k): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(k) prohibiting the disposal, mortgaging, charging or alienation of a house, otherwise than by devise or operation of law, save with the consent of the housing authority or the approved body, as the case may be.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 4 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992. |
18.— Section 4 (1)(b) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 , is amended by substituting the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(i) pay a subsidy to a housing authority towards the rent of a house leased to a person under a shared ownership lease by the authority or an approved body, as the case may be,”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 6 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002. |
19.— Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 , is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(1A) A body standing approved of for the purposes of section 6 of the Act of 1992 may acquire, build or cause to be built houses for sale by the body in accordance with this Part. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1B) (a) References to a housing authority in this Part, other than in sections 7, 8, 10(3)(a)(i), 10(3)(d)(ii)(II) and 10(4)(a), include a body standing approved of for the purposes of section 6 of the Act of 1992. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) The reference in section 10(4)(b) to the sale of a house, where a shared ownership lease on such house is granted by a body referred to in subsection (1A), includes the sale of the interest of the lessee in the house.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 10A of the Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981 . |
20.—The following section is substituted for section 10A (inserted by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 ) of the Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981 : | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“10A.—(1) In this section ‘National Treasury Management Agency’ means the National Treasury Management Agency established by the National Treasury Management Agency Act, 1990 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) (a) Subject to the prior consent of the Minister for Finance, the Agency may from time to time request the National Treasury Management Agency to perform, on its behalf, all or any part of the functions of the Agency under— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) subsections (1), (1A) (inserted by the Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Act, 1985 ) and (2) of section 10 of this Act, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) section 3 of the Borrowing Powers of Certain Bodies Act, 1996 , and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(iii) section 2 of the Financial Transactions of Certain Companies and Other Bodies Act, 1992 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) The Agency may from time to time, subject to the prior consent of the Minister for Finance, revoke or amend a request made under paragraph (a), but without prejudice to the validity of anything done previously on foot of that request in the terms that it stood immediately before that revocation or amendment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) For so long as a request made under paragraph (a) of this subsection has effect, the National Treasury Management Agency shall, subject to paragraph (d), perform on behalf of the Agency the functions specified in the request. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) The functions of the Agency specified in any request made under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be performed by the National Treasury Management Agency on behalf of the Agency subject to such terms and conditions (including any amendment to such terms and conditions) as the Agency and the National Treasury Management Agency may from time to time agree or, in the absence of any such agreement, as the Minister for Finance may determine after consultation with the Minister. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) The Minister for Finance may from time to time revoke, in whole or in part, any consent given under subsection (2) of this section, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done previously on foot of that consent in the terms that it stood immediately before that revocation.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||